Posts by Kimberly Sullivan
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … in Milan
Was great to be back in the Lombard capital of Milan, a city where I used to live, after a (gulp!) almost two decade hiatus. No idea why it took me so long to return to a city I enjoyed so much, but it was fun to be back for a short weekend, and to…
Read MoreMore books “in the cloud” – Rome
I’ve been seeing ads for this interesting book fair of small and mid-sized publishers, billed as Più libri nella nuvola (More books in the cloud). This is a play on words for the new modern Convention center designed by architect Alexandre Fuksas in the EUR section of Rome. The structure is called La nuvola (The Cloud). The…
Read MoreExploring Valletta, Malta in the lead up to its Notte bianca
Back in October, I was on the Mediterranean island of Malta for work. I was staying outside of the capital city of Valletta, Malta, and I was eager to get back to that city I hadn’t visited in some years. The only time I had free were the hours before my return flight to Rome…
Read MoreBook review: At the Edge of the Orchard
I enjoy historical fiction and I’ve read of all of Tracy Chevalier’s novels, so I was happy to learn about her latest when it was released. This was my favorite novel since A Girl With A Pearl Earring. At the Edge of the Orchard is set in the mid 1800s, and follows the difficult lives…
Read MoreReason #5386 to love Rome: Elena’s Mausoleum at Villa de Sanctis
If it’s an early Sunday morning in November, I’m bound to be scouring the outskirts of Rome searching for some park I’ve never heard about before so my youngest son can participate in a cross-country race. This has been our habit over the last six years, and I must say I have discovered an amazing…
Read MoreI met this year’s Goodreads Reading Challenge
Perhaps list-making and checking off items on a list is a silly thing, but I can’t help enjoying the annual Goodreads Reading Challenge. I’m an avid reader anyway and – oddly, perhaps – I’ve always made lists of books I’ve read, so the Goodreads Reading Challenge was a perfect match for me. I love looking…
Read MoreOld world elegance in Biarritz, France
This past summer, a holiday in France’s Pays Basque saw us for the first time in elegant, seaside Biarritz. I’ve always been curious to visit this well-heeled watering hole. I have a soft spot for 19th century Grandes Dames, and Biarritz certainly fits the bill. Tucked away in the southwestern corner of France, along the…
Read More600 posts!
In case you are wondering, this is not my age. Can you tell I have snippy teenagers/pre-teens at home? But I’m a big fan of marking milestones, so why the heck not? 600 posts up on my blog deserves at least a pat on the back. I began my blog back in 2012 to post…
Read MoreCrunching through the leaves on my mountain bike in Abruzzo
I’ve written about it before, but it’s always a pleasure for me when I can make a weekend escape out to the mountains in Abruzzo. With my busy work schedule and my kids’ insane sports programs, this luxury is becoming rarer and rarer. With my older son off at a tennis tournament in Germany, my…
Read MoreWishing luck to all you NaNoers!
Once again we’ve reached November, the month where crazy writers around the world embark in Marathon writing sessions under the annual National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge. The goal? To write 50,000 words of a novel during the month, and to do so by shutting down your internal editor and allowing yourself to be overtaken…
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