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New hiking boots! 🥾 Excited to see where these guys will take me in 2026. ✨❤️
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
New hiking boots! 🥾 Excited to see where these guys will take me in 2026. ✨❤️
Together with the readers of my blog, we raised enough money to make one Italian woman’s dream of visiting New York City come true! Read all about it. 🍎🇮🇹🇺🇸
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An Italian in New York City! 🇮🇹🇺🇸
New York, New York, USA
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January 17, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Together with the readers of my blog, we raised enough money to make one Italian woman’s dream of visiting New York City come true! Read all about it. 🍎🇮🇹🇺🇸
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Read more about my British friend James - how we met in Chile, his arrival in Rome, and our first day as tourists in the ancient city along with my other friends Ingeborg and Martina - it involved lots of food.
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The British Are Coming
Rome, Italy
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January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Read more about my British friend James - how we met in Chile, his arrival in Rome, and our first day as tourists in the ancient city along with my other friends Ingeborg and Martina - it involved lots of food.
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Read more about Ingeborg, my Norwegian friend and her visit to Rome to celebrate the finale of my hike on the Via Francigena, catching up with friends from the Cammino, and the wild goose chase to get a Testimonium at the Vatican. It was an adventure.
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The Viking Has Arrived (Italy May Never Recover)
Rome, Italy
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January 7, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Read more about Ingeborg, my Norwegian friend and her visit to Rome to celebrate the finale of my hike on the Via Francigena, catching up with friends from the Cammino, and the wild goose chase to get a Testimonium at the Vatican. It was an adventure.
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Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola, Roma. 🇮🇹
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola, Roma. 🇮🇹
Italy is always a good idea. 🇮🇹
January 7, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Italy is always a good idea. 🇮🇹
Happy New Year! ✨🥂🧡
May 2026 be our best year yet.
May 2026 be our best year yet.
January 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Happy New Year! ✨🥂🧡
May 2026 be our best year yet.
May 2026 be our best year yet.
2025: A Year In Review✨
“I was bound and determined to make 2025 my best year yet. I chose to live each day with intention and gratitude - and stay in the moment as much as possible. My motto was, “I’m so lucky, good things are always working out for me.” I said it so much that…” read more.
“I was bound and determined to make 2025 my best year yet. I chose to live each day with intention and gratitude - and stay in the moment as much as possible. My motto was, “I’m so lucky, good things are always working out for me.” I said it so much that…” read more.
Bye, Bye, 2025
2025: A Year in Review
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December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
2025: A Year In Review✨
“I was bound and determined to make 2025 my best year yet. I chose to live each day with intention and gratitude - and stay in the moment as much as possible. My motto was, “I’m so lucky, good things are always working out for me.” I said it so much that…” read more.
“I was bound and determined to make 2025 my best year yet. I chose to live each day with intention and gratitude - and stay in the moment as much as possible. My motto was, “I’m so lucky, good things are always working out for me.” I said it so much that…” read more.
Final day hiking 630 miles across Italy on the Via Francigena! 🥾🇮🇹♥️🤌
#viafrancigena #cammino #camino
#viafrancigena #cammino #camino
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Final day hiking 630 miles across Italy on the Via Francigena! 🥾🇮🇹♥️🤌
#viafrancigena #cammino #camino
#viafrancigena #cammino #camino
Read more about my last day hiking the Via Francigena in Italy. 630 miles.
It’s bittersweet. I feel such joy and excitement for accomplishing my goal, but at the same time, I’m genuinely sad it’s over. It started off rough with the heatwave, but it ended up being one of my favorite Camminos.
It’s bittersweet. I feel such joy and excitement for accomplishing my goal, but at the same time, I’m genuinely sad it’s over. It started off rough with the heatwave, but it ended up being one of my favorite Camminos.
Executive Decision
Via Francigena Day 45: Campagnano di Roma to ROMA, Italy 🇮🇹
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December 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Read more about my last day hiking the Via Francigena in Italy. 630 miles.
It’s bittersweet. I feel such joy and excitement for accomplishing my goal, but at the same time, I’m genuinely sad it’s over. It started off rough with the heatwave, but it ended up being one of my favorite Camminos.
It’s bittersweet. I feel such joy and excitement for accomplishing my goal, but at the same time, I’m genuinely sad it’s over. It started off rough with the heatwave, but it ended up being one of my favorite Camminos.
Well… long story short, I was wrong.
The shortcut led us straight to a dead end that left us with exactly two options:
1. Turn around and walk back about half a mile to rejoin the actual route, or
2. Cross a busy four-lane highway.
Read more about Day 44 hiking the Via Francigena in Italy. 🇮🇹
The shortcut led us straight to a dead end that left us with exactly two options:
1. Turn around and walk back about half a mile to rejoin the actual route, or
2. Cross a busy four-lane highway.
Read more about Day 44 hiking the Via Francigena in Italy. 🇮🇹
Not A Shortcut
Via Francigena Day 44: Sutri to Campagnano di Roma, Italy 🇮🇹
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December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Well… long story short, I was wrong.
The shortcut led us straight to a dead end that left us with exactly two options:
1. Turn around and walk back about half a mile to rejoin the actual route, or
2. Cross a busy four-lane highway.
Read more about Day 44 hiking the Via Francigena in Italy. 🇮🇹
The shortcut led us straight to a dead end that left us with exactly two options:
1. Turn around and walk back about half a mile to rejoin the actual route, or
2. Cross a busy four-lane highway.
Read more about Day 44 hiking the Via Francigena in Italy. 🇮🇹
“Remember yesterday, I told you he touched what we believed was a poisonous mushroom, and I made the comment that he feels compelled to touch everything he sees. Well, today this fool barehanded a…” Read more..
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Stop Touching Sh*t!
Via Francigena Day 42: Viterbo to Vetralla, Italy 🇮🇹
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December 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“Remember yesterday, I told you he touched what we believed was a poisonous mushroom, and I made the comment that he feels compelled to touch everything he sees. Well, today this fool barehanded a…” Read more..
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Day 41 of hiking the Via Francigena across Italy 🇮🇹
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Day 41 of hiking the Via Francigena across Italy 🇮🇹
“It’s hard for my little pea-sized brain to fathom that more than 2,000 years ago Romans were laying this and many other roads, stone by stone. Generations of soldiers, merchants, and local villagers have walked this very route, and now, I am too.” Read more
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The Ancient Roman Road
Via Francigena Day 41: Montefiascone to Viterbo, Italy 🇮🇹
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November 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“It’s hard for my little pea-sized brain to fathom that more than 2,000 years ago Romans were laying this and many other roads, stone by stone. Generations of soldiers, merchants, and local villagers have walked this very route, and now, I am too.” Read more
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Day 40 of hiking the Via Francigena across Italy 🇮🇹🥾
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Day 40 of hiking the Via Francigena across Italy 🇮🇹🥾
“Not only is Montefiascone an adorable little town, but it also holds a special place in my heart because I’ve met some of the loveliest people on the planet here. Read more about Laura, Pietro, and another Massimo on Day 40 of hiking the Via Francigena in 🇮🇹! 🥾
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Laura & Pietro
Via Francigena Day 40: Bolsena to Montefiascone, Italy 🇮🇹
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November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Not only is Montefiascone an adorable little town, but it also holds a special place in my heart because I’ve met some of the loveliest people on the planet here. Read more about Laura, Pietro, and another Massimo on Day 40 of hiking the Via Francigena in 🇮🇹! 🥾
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“Today was another wonderful day walking along the Via Francigena. I love these Camminos so much and the pace at which they move you through life. I feel like I’m on another planet. I haven’t checked the news in ….” Read more about the walk to Bolsena, Italy 🇮🇹
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Gardening Gloves and Potatoes
Via Francigena Day 39: Acquapendente to Bolsena, Italy 🇮🇹
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November 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“Today was another wonderful day walking along the Via Francigena. I love these Camminos so much and the pace at which they move you through life. I feel like I’m on another planet. I haven’t checked the news in ….” Read more about the walk to Bolsena, Italy 🇮🇹
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“What got me a little emotional was thinking about the man I met while traveling through here. His name is Costanzo. He was so kind to me on my first Cammino (read more about him in the other post).. So when I texted him that I was…” Read more about Day 38 of hiking the Via Francigena in Italy. 🇮🇹 🥾
A Walk Down Memory Lane
Via Francigena Day 38: Radicofani to Acquapendente, Italy 🇮🇹
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November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“What got me a little emotional was thinking about the man I met while traveling through here. His name is Costanzo. He was so kind to me on my first Cammino (read more about him in the other post).. So when I texted him that I was…” Read more about Day 38 of hiking the Via Francigena in Italy. 🇮🇹 🥾
Day 37 on the Via Francigena was a wild day. Torrential downpour of rain, injured pilgrims, and more games of Machiavelli. Read more about it…
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The Luggage Transport
Via Francigena Day 37: San Quirico to Radicofani, Italy 🇮🇹
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November 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Day 37 on the Via Francigena was a wild day. Torrential downpour of rain, injured pilgrims, and more games of Machiavelli. Read more about it…
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Day 36 on the Via Francigena was epic. Tuscan wine, homemade pasta, Italian card games…and some hiking too. Read more…
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Machiavelli
Via Francigena Day 36: Buonconvento to San Quirico, Italy 🇮🇹
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October 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Day 36 on the Via Francigena was epic. Tuscan wine, homemade pasta, Italian card games…and some hiking too. Read more…
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Day 35 hiking the Via Francigena…a rolled ankle, a loss at foosball, and no space for a pilgrim at the ostello. Three strikes, you’re out…but it was still a great day. 🥾🇮🇹🫶
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No Room At The Inn
Via Francigena Day 35: Siena to Buonconvento, Italy 🇮🇹
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October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Day 35 hiking the Via Francigena…a rolled ankle, a loss at foosball, and no space for a pilgrim at the ostello. Three strikes, you’re out…but it was still a great day. 🥾🇮🇹🫶
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Read more about Day 34 of hiking the Via Francigena across Italy. 🇮🇹
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A Woman’s Touch
Via Francigena Day 34: Monteriggioni to Siena, Italy 🇮🇹
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October 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Read more about Day 34 of hiking the Via Francigena across Italy. 🇮🇹
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“Prior to his passing, they were planning a trip to Italy and asked me for some recommendations. … They were scheduled to leave just a couple of weeks after his death. Instead of finalizing details for their dream trip to Rome and Tuscany, my friend was planning his funeral.”
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Serenity
Via Francigena Day 33: San Gimignano to Monteriggioni, Italy 🇮🇹
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October 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“Prior to his passing, they were planning a trip to Italy and asked me for some recommendations. … They were scheduled to leave just a couple of weeks after his death. Instead of finalizing details for their dream trip to Rome and Tuscany, my friend was planning his funeral.”
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“The more I walk, the more I believe that pilgrimages might just be what the world needs. To disconnect from the chaos and reconnect with the self. If more people took the time to step away from the noise, the deadlines, and the endless demands of modern life, I think we’d see a shift…”
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Expanding Viewpoints
Via Francigena Day 32: Gambassi Terme to San Gimignano, Italy 🇮🇹
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September 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
“The more I walk, the more I believe that pilgrimages might just be what the world needs. To disconnect from the chaos and reconnect with the self. If more people took the time to step away from the noise, the deadlines, and the endless demands of modern life, I think we’d see a shift…”
Read more
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“Today’s hike was amazing! Possibly my favorite section of trail so far…it’s difficult to say since everything (minus the Po Valley) has been amazing. Today, was full of stunning views, lovely people along the way, and perfect mileage - my sweet spot - 15 miles.”
Germany, Holland, Sweden?
Via Francigena Day 31: San Miniato to Gambassi Terme, Italy 🇮🇹
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September 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“Today’s hike was amazing! Possibly my favorite section of trail so far…it’s difficult to say since everything (minus the Po Valley) has been amazing. Today, was full of stunning views, lovely people along the way, and perfect mileage - my sweet spot - 15 miles.”