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Golfing With George Clooney

Golfing With George Clooney

by Melanie on 11. Jul, 2008 in Destinations, Lake Como, Lombardy, Out and About, Sports

You know that if you want to catch a glimpse of George Clooney, you’re more likely to find him in Como than in Hollywood. Now Jaunted.com reports that Clooney likes to hit the links at Como’s Menaggio & Cadenabbia Golf Club. Lord knows I’d let him play through… Menaggio had its centennial in 2007. And [...]

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Dirty Weekends in Italy

Dirty Weekends in Italy

by Melanie on 28. Apr, 2008 in Accommodations, Amalfi Coast, Campania, Destinations, Lake Como, Lombardy, Puglia, Romantic Travel, Specialty Travel, Travel Articles, Umbria

The Times UK’s Stephen Bleach had a fun article about romantic getaways in Europe this weekend titled “The Dirty Weekend Guide to Europe.” Bleach argues that a “place of [one's] own” makes or breaks a romantic holiday and highlights a “dozen of the slushiest, smoochiest and downright sexiest hideaways on the Continent.” No surprise to [...]

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Italian Villas and Their Gardens

Italian Villas and Their Gardens

by Melanie on 11. Mar, 2008 in Arts and Culture, Destinations, Florence, Lake Como, Lazio, Lombardy, Out and About, Parks and Nature, Tuscany

Just in time for late spring and summer romps around Italy comes the reissue of Edith Wharton’s 1904 landscaping classic Italian Villas and Their Gardens. According to curators with the New York Society Library’s Green Art collection, “Wharton visited some fifty villas around Rome, Florence, Siena, Genoa, in Lombardy, and the Veneto. Many were closed to [...]

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