Abruzzo to Astoria: A Personal History of Italian-American Migration

Click here to join out Facebook group Best-Laid Plans and Italian Train Realities We started our fifth day in Italy with another wonderful breakfast at the hotel, full of excitement because we had a free morning planned. The highlight was supposed to be a long-awaited reunion with Antonia, an old friend from grammar school who moved to Italy seven years ago. We had been planning this meet-up for weeks, but just as we were finishing

Click here to join out Facebook group From Chaos at the Dock to the Island of Capri Day 4 kicked off with another delicious, relaxing breakfast at our hotel before we boarded a short bus ride down to the port to catch the ferry to Capri. Arriving at the port was typical Italian chaos—where lines are treated more as a gentle suggestion than a strict requirement! Thankfully, Phil Micali from Phil~italy had everything completely under

Click here to join out Facebook group Naples Day 2: Reunions, Noble Ancestry, and a Walk Through History Here we are on day two in Naples! Still feeling a bit jet-lagged, but nothing could dampen our excitement for today: we were finally reuniting with my cousins, Nicola and Nadia. After a wonderful breakfast at the Hilton, we took a taxi over to Hotel Alabardieri in another lively neighborhood of Naples. We arrived around 9:30 AM,

Click here to join out Facebook group Returning to Roots in Naples: Ancestral Palazzos, Sacred History & an Unforgettable €8 Lunch There is a unique kind of electricity in the air when you touch down in Naples early in the morning. The city wakes up with a roar—scooters zooming through narrow stone alleys, the scent of espresso drifting from open cafe doors, and history echoing off every wall. But for me, this trip wasn’t just