I t had been almost a month since I’d first arrived into Italy. I’d crisscrossed the country - down, then up, then down again - and now back...

Positano ~ 1971 I t had been several weeks since I’d first landed in Italy. I’d seen Rome, I’d seen Florence, I’d visited my family and seen...

S aying goodbye to my Sicilian family at the dock, I got on the boat and returned to Naples. From there I took a train to Florence. I was an...

A fter booking passage on the ship from Naples, I spotted the bay of Palermo, the Conca d’Oro. My family was supposed to be meeting me at th...

From the archives D ear Mom and Dad, Well, I'm in Italy. I finally made it to Rome. The last week has been warm. Hotter than where I...

I t was on this day, August 15 th , in 1971, that I first landed in Italy. It was a 20 th birthday gift, with a little help from my friends...