[June 2023] The names I learned as a child remain somewhere in the back of my mind, and the poet Boccaccio is one of them. Certaldo, in the Tuscany region of Italy, where we stayed,…

[June 2023] On the last day of our short trip to the Tuscany region of Italy, we toured the old town of Certaldo, where we were staying. When we went to the cable car station,…

[June 2023] As expected, San Gimignano, a tourist destination in the Tuscany region of Italy, was very crowded. A wine festival was being held while the place was overflowing with tourists, making it even more…

[June 2023] After getting full at a restaurant in Poggibonsi, a modest town in the Tuscany region of Italy, we were at a loss as to what to do, but in the end we decided…

[June 2023] In Poggibonsi, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband searched the internet and selected a restaurant, then called and made a reservation as usual. Its name is Ristorante Italia. The…

[June 2023] After coming down from the castle of Poggibonsi, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, we headed for the Fonte delle Fate (Fairy Fountain). Isn’t it a wonderful name that makes you…

[June 2023] On our trip to unknown towns in the Tuscany region of Italy, the next place we went was Poggibonsi. This is the point where people who go to San Gimignano by public transport…

[June 2023] In Castelfiorentino, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband made a reservation at a restaurant called Il Gusto e il Tatto by mistake. He had intended to make a reservation…

[June 2023] On a trip to unknown towns in Tuscany, Italy, the next day we took the train from Certaldo, where we were staying, to the first stop, Castelfiorentino. There was only one station, but…