by Dianne Hales | Nov 20, 2019 | Books, books on Italy, culture, history, Italy, Romance, Travel, Venice, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Why Venice means so much to so many… No place on the planet looks like Venice, half sea and half land, an architectural fantasy that rose out of the Adriatic mudflats like a maritime Oz. None may have had a more improbable genesis or left a more remarkable...
by Dianne Hales | Aug 6, 2019 | Books, books on Italy, culture, Film, history, Italy, Language, Music, Romance, Rome, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Who doesn’t love Audrey Hepburn? I certainly do—and I was tickled that Olivia Páez included LA PASSIONE in her bookriot.com blog on books for fans of Audrey Hepburn. Here is an excerpt on books that remind her of my personal Audrey Hepburn favorite, Roman Holiday:...
by Dianne Hales | Apr 25, 2019 | art, Books, books on Italy, culture, Film, Florence, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Music, Naples, Religion, Romance, Rome, Travel, Venice, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Whether you’re a parent or an author, your first born always remains close to your heart. This month marks a landmark birthday for my first book on Italy and its culture: LA BELLA LINGUA: My Love Affair with Italian, the World’s Most Enchanting Language. My...
by Dianne Hales | Apr 16, 2019 | Books, books on Italy, culture, Fashion, Film, Florence, history, Italy, Language, Music, Naples, Religion, Romance, Sicily, Travel, Uncategorized, Venice, Web/Tech, Weblogs, wine
I am thrilled to announce the publication of my book: LA PASSIONE: How Italy Seduced the World. Like any author, I’m eager for people to read my book. But with more than 8 million titles on Amazon alone, why choose mine? Let me offer seven reasons, based on my...
by Dianne Hales | Apr 8, 2019 | art, Books, books on Italy, culture, history, Italy, Language, Romance, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Italy has been seducing foreigners since its history began. Century after century, in peace and war, over perilous passes, stormy seas, and rutted roads, they have come—explorers, adventurers, traders, sailors, soldiers, writers, musicians, poets, painters, sculptors,...
by Dianne Hales | Mar 19, 2019 | art, Books, culture, Education, Fashion, history, Italy, Language, Romance, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
In the gleaming kitchen of her culinary academy in Florence, I once asked an architect-turned-chef-turned-restaurateur about the passions that had changed her life: How did she know that she was choosing the right one to follow? “Ah, signora, we do not choose our...
