Miss Expatria
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My parents moved us to their favorite vacation spot on the Jersey Shore when I was six. Over 30 years later, I've taken it a step further and since 2002 have split my time between Rome and the South of France. It's frustrating, liberating, boring, exciting, unnerving, and now defines who I am: Miss Expatria.
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Ode to a Traveler
Posted on 02/01/2013
My friend John, pictured above, would have been 44 today. Join me after the jump to learn about the influence he had on my life, in a re-posting of something I wrote a month after his death...
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On Meaningful Road Trips
Posted on 13/11/2012
In January 2004, Fabulous Cousin and I rented a car in Rome and drove to the east coast through the Apennines. They were breathtaking, with snowy caps and tiny mountainside villages and...
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On An Endless Summer
Posted on 10/07/2012
The summer before my freshman year in college, I had a job in a shop on the boardwalk selling sun cream and novelty t-shirts and goofy hats. In my free time I’d ride my bike in the...
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In Which I Appear On Italian Morning Television
Posted on 29/06/2012
Yes, there is a story behind this video. Get ready. Last year, my good friend Alberico was arguably the most popular contestant on the first season of MasterChef Italia. He didn’t...
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Photos Of The Alps, The French Riviera, And Nice From An...
Posted on 21/06/2012
OK, I know I just said that I prefer trains when traveling between France and Italy. But I did take a low-cost flight from Rome to Nice on easyJet in December, and as blessed with a...
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An Update On My Ongoing Love/Hate Affair With European...
Posted on 18/06/2012
As longtime gentle readers know all too well, I travel frequently between Rome and Montpellier, France. It is a journey of just over 600 miles, a distance that according to Google Maps...
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Celebrating Father’s Day From Far Away
Posted on 17/06/2012
My father is the original foodie. He’s not the most verbose man on the planet – I’ve always maintained that he says five things a day, and they’re all hilarious...
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Nothing Says Summer Like Pictures Of Eastern France In...
Posted on 12/06/2012
I got slammed with work again and since no one’s paying me $400 to write my pithy missives here (yet?), I need to go back to the dark side and finish up this assignment. However! I...
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Being Driven Around The French Riviera For A Day Is Pretty...
Posted on 11/06/2012
Kensington Tours generously arranged this daylong tour, but all opinions are my own. As anyone who’s asked me for travel advice knows, I’m not a big fan of tours. Large group...
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Photos Galore: Hilarious Berlin Signage
Posted on 08/06/2012
Next week I’m going to tell you about the rest of our trip through France and Italy. Next up is Nice, and you’re going to plotz when you see the awesome stuff we did. But in the...
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