Lovely Vacation Rentals in Italy

I am so pleased to announce (finally!), our new web site,

Bella Vita italia Rentals!

There are still a few kinks and we are still adding property descriptions, but you can get the overall big picture by taking a peak now.

We have many wonderful properties in Liguria, Tuscany and Puglia to start. We also offer a a special add-on service called “Travel Concierge” where we actually organize your entire week with tours, excursions, cooking lessons, private chefs, and other fun adventures.

So please check it out and pass it along!

A special grazie to Melissa Muldoon

for her creative expertise on creating this web site.

For more information on Melissa’s fabulous work:

www.melissadesign.com.

Il Tramonto a Riomaggiore, Le Cinque Terre

As a southern California native, I struggle with Italian winters. Liguria is notorious for its rain and it feels like every November we start bracing ourselves for the weather chaos ahead.

Still, there are days like this which are nothing short of beautiful. There is no equal to winter sunsets here on the Mediterranean. Let's hope there are many of these this season.

Buon weekend.

Crossing Borders Once Again with...

This past weekend, I had a chance to visit my friend, Erica, who is staying in Genova for a month, and is the owner and founder of Haven in Paris. HiP is a rental agency with gorgeous apartments in beautiful Paris (and a few beyond). Erica has been picky and smart about her choices in properties. Literally, I cannot find one on her site that is not uber-appealing!

She also has a wonderful blog (which is on my blog roll) and an absolutely necessary ‘source” if you plan to visit the City of Lights.

I know many of you out there make a “stop” in Paris or France before south to bell’Italia, so keep HiP in mind. Also, they are offering some really fabulous deals over the wintertime, making “gay-Paree” even more enticing!