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Two Ways to Travel
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Two Ways to Travel

Two Ways to Travel, one meaningful journey.

Some people travel to relax others travel to discover, we travel…

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Italy in the World: Italia Valori e Stile
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Italy in the World: Italia Valori e Stile

A NEW blog dedicated to the historical and cultural connections between Italy and the World.

This blog seeks to honor the Italian diaspora which has succeeded in exporting Italian values, adapting them, and enriching host societies with its style, humanity, and traditions.

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Italy Behind the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
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Italy Behind the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

Historical records confirm that the very first Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, raised in 1931, was erected not by city officials but by the construction workers building the complex—many of whom were Italian immigrants, together with other immigrant laborers.

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Slow Venice, Dolce Vita Style
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Slow Venice, Dolce Vita Style

We spent a few wonderful days in Venice, the world's most visited Italian city, to see if it was possible to experience the city at a slower pace…

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Bicycle holidays in Italy
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Bicycle holidays in Italy

Bicycle tourism is a way of traveling slow, enjoying the landscape and its natural beauties as well as the region cuisine and the wine specialties among other things.

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