HeyJaredFlorence & Me
I'll be sharing my stories of living abroad, my favorite places in Italy and more importantly Florence. My intention is to inspire you to step out of your comfort zone and explore life with travel.
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Italy Taught Me the Art of Being a Regular (opens the original)
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What if one of the best ways to experience Italy isn't finding somewhere new—but going back? When I think about the years I lived in Florence, some of the places that meant the most to me weren't famous landmarks. They were the places I returned to again and again—the same pub, the same tiny panino shop, the same familiar faces who eventually knew my name. And years later, Stefano and I felt that same thing beginning to happen in the tiny Tuscan village of Radicondoli. In this episode, I'm talki
How Many Days Do You Really Need in Tuscany? (opens the original)
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How many days do you really need in Tuscany? Three days? Five? A full week? If you want my quick answer, I’d give Tuscany 5–7 days if you can . But I think there’s a much more important question to ask: What kind of experience do you want to have with the time you have? In this episode of Florence & Me , I’m talking about one of the biggest mistakes I see people make when planning a trip to Tuscany—treating an entire region like one more stop on an Italy itinerary. We’ll talk about what 3, 5, 7,
Slow Travel in Italy: Why Seeing Less Makes a Better Trip (opens the original)
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Florence. Rome. Venice. Tuscany. Cinque Terre. Amalfi. When you're planning a trip to Italy—especially one you've dreamed about for years—it's easy to feel like you need to see as much as possible. But somewhere between packing, changing hotels, catching trains and racing to the next reservation, your dream vacation can start to feel like another productivity exercise. In this episode of Florence & Me , I'm talking about why we feel so much pressure to "make the most" of our time in Italy—and wh
The Apartment We Almost Bought (And Why My Body Said No) (opens the original)
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We almost bought an apartment in Tuscany. It was charming, affordable, and close enough to our dream of moving back to Italy that it was easy to picture ourselves saying yes. But while my mind was focused on timelines and possibilities, my body was sending a very different message. In this episode, I share why Stefano and I walked away from the apartment we almost bought in Radicondoli—and what that decision revealed about urgency, fear, scarcity, and learning to trust myself again. Because movi
Why We're Moving to Italy — The Real Story of What We're Preparing to Leave Behind (opens the original)
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Twelve years ago, Stefano and I left Florence chasing a better living in the US. We found it, for a while. In this episode I'm telling you the real reason we're moving back to Tuscany, and it's not the version you see on my socials. I talk about the panic attacks I've had at airports, not knowing if my husband would make it through customs. The friendships I've kept since 2002. Losing my brother's best friend way too young this past February, and what that taught me about not second-guessing the
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