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"Vanessa's Views of Italy" by Vanessa Alfano
~ Vanessa Alfano is a freelance journalist and television reporter in New York City. Most recently Vanessa was a features reporter for Fox 5's Good Day New York, and a weekend weathercaster for My9 News. Many New Yorkers also recognize Vanessa for the time she spent on CBS2 News This Morning.
Vanessa is a native Long Islander, and is very proud of her Italian heritage. Recently she was recognized for excellence in media by the Italian Heritage Committee of Westchester and the Bronx. Vanessa graduated cum laude from Messiah College with a degree in English.
I am very excited to welcome Vanessa as a new contributor to Italia Living. Her love of Italy, wine, travel, and anything Italian will be shared. Vanessa recently spent some time in Italy, and is sharing some of her experiences here on Italia Living ...Read more on Vanessa's page
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~Hannah Summers is a English-born photographer, artist, and writer living in Sienna Tuscany, Italy. Her stunning photography can be found at: Italmacro, and we are delighted to have her share some of her experiences with us from attending festivals in Tuscany, cooking and recipes from her own Tuscan Kitchen, and more! |
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"Italian Garden Ideas" a series with Jonathan Radford and ecologica
~Jonathan Radford is an English landscape designer and has been living and working in Italy for the past 13 years, however, has actually been a gardener for more than 20 years. During his time spent in Italy, he discovered many of the secrets regarding Italian garden design and has dedicated himself to interpreting these secrets in a totally contemporary way. Jonathan's main passion and chosen field is ecological garden design. However, he still enjoys sharing his knowledge of classic Italian garden design, and in this series of articles for Italia Living, he aims to do this in clear, practical and easily understandable steps. Feel free to take a voyage with Jonathan and his company ecologica through many different aspects of Italian garden culture, Italian garden design and Italian garden maintenance. I am sure he will be able to offer you some interesting and useful Italian garden design ideas and tips that will assist you with the creation of your very own Italian garden. Along with his articles here, you can explore more about Jonathan and his company at: ecologica. Happy gardening!
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~Raeleen D'Agostino, Ph.D. is a best-selling author, and dynamic professional speaker. Dr. D’Agostino holds a PhD in educational psychology and founded Dolce Vita Seminars; a company that offers professional speaking, seminars, and other services to improve lives using her proprietary Dolce Vita protocols. She is author of “Living la Dolce Vita: Bring the Passion, Laughter, and Serenity of Italy into Your Daily Life”, and has been interviewed and featured on many television and radio shows including national magazines. Her website can be found at: Dolce Vita Seminars, and we are thankful for her sharing her knowledge of living la dolce vita! |
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