Vacation Blogging

What can I say. Web geeks use all kind of reasons (pretexts) to set up a blog. So I thought maybe this even a better tool than the shared website on Backpack (accessible only by family members) in order to share news, thoughts and ideas for our upcoming trip to Tuscany in October – and for keeping the memories alive afterwards.

On a personal note: I think that Tuscany is one of the most beautiful places on earth – after California (with its own version of Tuscany, the Napa Valley). For about 15 years in a row I used to go on vacation to my aunt Christina’s house near a wonderful village called Castagneto Carducci (more later), located in the beautiful Tuscan Maremma region. I spent there some of the most relaxed and happiest moments in my life. Needless to say that I loved everything about my annual holidays just 2 miles away from the mediterranean sea… the beach life (of course), the Italian mentality, the wine, the food, the women, the beautiful landscapes, and – as pretentious as it may sound – the Italian music, poetry and literature.

That’s why I am more than excited that I was ‘allowed’ to join the infamous Patsons siblings to their trip to Paradise. With the ideal location of our fabulous looking rental house in Cortona, I am sure that we are going to have a once in a lifetime experience together!