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What's New: Sunday Slow Bakers SlowTrav BlogsThese bloggers run their blogs on slowtrav.com- from our Bustling Bloggers to oldies but goodies: Romes Roams: Girls Gone Abroad - Currently blogging from France! Three Colorado girlfriends experience France for the first time in Paris, Nice and Le Luberon. andasamo: Let us go then, you and I - my mind wanders into Italy at every opportunity ... if only my body could follow more often! Deborah: Old Shoes, New Trip - When we're not on a trip, or recovering from a trip. Spain and Portugal summer 2007. MarciaB: Happy Trails For Us: My Reluctant Blog -“I have also been taking steps to keep records of our travels, from acquiring my own digital camera to asking for, and receiving, the generous gift of a light weight laptop computer. And where better to record this information than in a blog?” Maria I: My place in the Sun - A photo journal of a former islander living in the Sonoran desert. Palma: Palmabella's Passions - Travel, Food, and Living Italian. jgk: Keep your Feet in the Street - Blogging about cooking, wine, Italy, kids- whatever moves me that moment Jo & Den : Live, Love, Eat and Travel -"We thought we were content to take two beach vacations a year and just relax in the sun for a week at a time. Well, discovering Europe made us want to see more. We are going back to Paris for two weeks next month and are planning another trip to Italy in 2009 and possibly Greece in 2010." Susan & Arnie: Susan & Arnie Travel - Now blogging from Florence! Susan & Arnie's Excellent Adventures. Chiocciola: Home is where my bed is - Blogging about Washington DC! I am a traveler who feels at home in many places - as long as I have a comfortable place to put my head down. AnnieNC: Churches in Venice – Mosaics, Marble, and Miracle-Working Madonnas - Reflections about art, travel, sacred spaces, and labyrinths in Venice and beyond. KHB: In and Out of the Garden - Cooking, Traveling, Gardening. Teachick: Persnickety Tutu - One chick, two cats, many tales. girasoli: Shave Ice and Gelato - Images, random thoughts, adventures & travel … from Hawaii to Italy. Tuscanartist: Vagabond Artist - Recently picked as a top travel blog! Figé (Angie Brooksby) an American born professional artist that lived in Florence Italy for 21 years moves to Paris. Marta: Postcards from the Trail - A journal of travel, hiking and gardening. Drop in and see what is on tap for this year. Marta is a SlowTrav moderator. Sandrac: A Journey of 1000 Miles … Begins With too Much Luggage - I love to travel. I also love to write, so here's my attempt to combine the two. Sandra is returning to Italy in the fall. BGE: That's my story...and I'm stickin' to it! - Bits and bobs of a life well-lived. Robert: Beyond the Lunatic Fringe - Travels with Robert as he runs and hikes his way around the globe. Up next - Venice and Nepal! Amy: Destination Anywhere - Amy and her family travel regularly to Italy and France. Amy is a SlowTrav moderator. Eden : Eden's Wanderings and Wonderings - teaching, travels, and journey through life. Kim: What I Really Think - Random thoughs about life, exercise, losing weight and most of all travel. Kim is a SlowTrav moderator. MaryT: Reflections on My 39 Years in Umbria - From Long Beach, California to Umbria - An Exhilirating Adventure! DavidX: Crossroads – plans, thoughts and travels. David has contributed many trip reports and google maps to Slow Travel. Doug Phillips: To Slow Time Down - Pico Iyer said it best: "We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world .... And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again -- to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more." Chris: The Best Trip Ever - Chris is a SlowTrav moderator and has just returned from her Spring 2008 trip from Paris. Trish: Escape from Grey Gardens - A travelblogue in which we flee Grey Gardens in favor of France and Italy. Not ActiveKaydee: Our Grand Tour of Europe - Kathy (Kaydee), Charley and daughter Kelly spent 14 months traveling and living in Europe, June 2004 - August 2005. Kaydee: The Trail's Our Thing - More Travels with Kathy (Kaydee), Charley and Kelly. Kathy is a SlowTrav moderator. Pauline: Views from the Slow Lane - Trip planning, travel other Slow Travel things. Pauline is the founder of the Slow Travel site. Travel and Trip Planning BlogsCotswolder - Pauline's travel guide/blog for Cotswolds, England. Chiaro di Luna Trip Planning 2008 & 2009 - Mexico, Georgia, Italy & South America. Food Adventures - Vik from Chicago writes about food and travel. Italian Journals - Jim and Diana Zurer travel to Italy every year. Jerry's Thoughts, Musings and Rants - JDeQ from Ontario shares his thoughts. A Motorhome Journey in Europe - Tom and Judy (TominVB on the board) travel through Europe in a Winnebago. Poptarticus - Shannon's Super Sexy Blog. Music. Travel. Randomness. And a Lot of Wine. Soul Travelers 3 - WT and her family on an open ended slow trip around the world. Traveling McMahans - The McMahans travel whenever possible, frequently to France. Not ActiveA Taste of Europe - David and Tammy (houseblend). This is the blog of a 30-something, wander lusting couple who decided to sell their house, microchip their dog and head off to spend a year in Europe (2006/2007). On the Road Again - Rar (Matt) traveling in Italy and South America. Living In Italy / Life in Italy BlogsThese bloggers are living in Italy and writing about it or planning a move. Most of them are members of the Slow Travel Message Board. 2 Baci Living in a Pinon Tree - The travels, adventures, foibles, and other stories of two New Mexicans living in Italia. 2Italy - Bryan, Valerie's husband, blogs details of living in Italy. A Night in Rome - Things to do in Rome, written by a Roman. Art and Barb Live in Italy! - Barb and Art moved from the US to Umbria in 2003. At Home in Piemonte - What's going on in and around Baur B&B. At Home in Rome - The blog of Really Rome Holiday Apartments. A typesetter's day 3.0 - Alice Twain, notes by an Italian woman living and working in Milan (in Italian). Brendan Eats and Drinks in Italy - A US man's wine and food adventures in the bel paese. No longer active. Casey, Italy and Other Good Stuff - Jane from CA and her family lived in Italy for a year (2006 - 2007). Eurobimbo's Journey to Enlightenment - Life in italy, travelogues, photography, hopes & dreams. Live Cheap & Make Art: American couple live in Italy for two years (eight months in Perugia; six months in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily; five months in Verona; five months in Vietri sul Mare, Amalfi coast). Living in Florence - An American moves to Florence and this is what happens. Living Venice Blog - Nan, an American living in Venice and author of "Italy: Instructions for Use", with Venice instructions, and some miscellaneous travel tips. Moscerina: Moscerina lives in Rome. Moving2Italy2 - Links to websites with information about Italy and moving there. Over a Tuscan Stove - Judy (Diva) from Divina Cucina about food and life in Italy. Reflections on My 39 Years in Umbria - MaryT, From Long Beach, California to Umbria-An Exhilirating Adventure! Sicilian Odyssey - Maryellen is an American living and working in Sicily. Siena to Florence to Paris to Maine to Paris - A change of place, a change of pace, a change of life. Stew's Italy Blog - Stew and his wife live in Maine and in Panicale, Umbria. Stranitalia - Sari Gilbert's take on Italy's politics, economic and social developments. Think on It - Philosophy from an Umbrian Farmer. Judith writes our Italian Fashion articles, plus Recipes for Travelers. Wandering Italy - James Martin, who hosts Europe for Visitors from About.com, is blogging about the Lunigiana region, in northern Tuscany. Weird Venice - SharonZ, Venice is so much more than feeding pigeons in Piazza San Marco Square or paying too much money for a short gondola ride. Venice is weird.... Italy EssaysLiving Slow in Italy, by Valerie Schneider. Updated each month. Ginda's Umbria, and Beyond, Umbria, Tuscany and the rest of Italy by Ginda Simpson. On the Land in Umbria, creating a life in Umbria in the 1970's, by Anne Robichaud. Rebecca's View, life in Italy by Rebecca Winke. Tuscan Traveler's Tales, Florence and Tuscany by Ann Reavis in Florence. A Mind's Eye in Italy, living in Italy by Nancy Lytle. Living Venice, living in Venice and beyond by Nan McElroy. Living In France BlogsThese bloggers are living in France and writing about it or planning a move. Frenchless in France - An American married to a Frenchman and living in Provence. Living the life in Saint-Aignan - Ken's (ckenb) day by day in France's Loire Valley. These Days in French Life - Riana is an American living in France. Rancho Escargot - Jack & Martine's fun & discovery of France's Dordogne Valley. Living in the United Kingdom and Ireland BlogsAutolycus - Life in London, England (PatrickLondon). Life in a Small Sicilian Town - and now England - MariaV spent several years in Sicily and has now moved to London. Living in the Rest of Europe BlogsA Berlin Diary - Paul writes about Berlin, Germany. In Search of Dessert - Jessica, an American with a Swiss husband, living in Neuchatel (Swiss Romande). Other Websites for Trip ReportsDon't forget our Slow Travel Trip Reports. Personal Trip Report web sites: Links to web sites of slow travelers who run their own sites. Slow Photos: Photos from other Slow Travelers. Slow Travel Get Togethers: Photos of our GTG parties! Slow Travelers' WebsitesThese websites belong to members of our message board. penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/: Bill Thayer's personal web site contains many years of trip diaries (mostly to Italy). www.janeandken.com: Jane's trip reports, recommendations and photos from Italy and other destinations. www.wired2theworld.com: Travel, around the world. Knowmark Unlimited: Trip reports from Steve and Susan from Canada. www.sitestory.dk/rejser/: Eric from Denmark, trip reports. gardkarlsen.com: Trip reports and photos by Gard from Norway. Steve Cohen and Pauline Kenny: Pauline's personal site with photos of New Mexico. Whistlestop Cafe Cooking: Bugalu's Blog Photography Collectionswww.jczinn.com: Janet Zinn travel photos (many of Italy). Slow Travel Community Photos: Slow Photos, where the Slow Travel community posts their photos. Pauline's Slow Travel Photos: My photos to illustrate the website. What are Blogs?Blogs are online journals that people keep while traveling or making travel plans. Once a trip is over, most people turn their blog into a trip report. SlowTrav Gold Star members can have their blog published to SlowTrav, but anyone can blog for free - check out www.blogger.com or www.typepad.com. Read more - I want to run my blog on slowtrav! Slow Travel assumes no responsibility for information published in private blogs whether they are published on the SlowTrav site or off-site. |
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