The Authors

Giulia Garau

Giulia Garau lives and works in Sardinia. Travel lover, she has the chance to work for an online travel agency, CharmingSardinia.com, which deals also with accommodations in Campania, Apulia, Sicily and Tuscany. Here she can combine her passion for tourism with her love for foreign languages.

Silvia Pe

Silvia Pe is an Italian travel lover and a compulsive reader living in Sardinia. She works in tourism field for Royal Travel Jet, where she thrives on Content and Social Media Dpt.

Laura Thayer

Laura Thayer is an American art historian and travel writer living in one of Italy’s most charming spots—the Amalfi Coast. She loves discovering and sharing the beauty, traditions and history of southern Italy’s Campania region. Her experiences and stories about daily life on the Amalfi Coast can be found at Ciao Amalfi.

Katie Greenaway

Katie fell in love with Italy from her first visit in 2002. She now calls it home, writing and capturing the culture of the enchanting city of Florence on her blog Olio di Oliva e Sogni di Vino. Whether she’s checking out the hottest wine bar, sipping espresso at the local bar or riding her bike through the streets of Florence, Katie is always exploring the ancient cobblestones of Florence, one step at a time.

Sara Donahue

Sara Donahue has been living and working in the beautiful, largely undiscovered Puglia region for the past 20 years. She teaches writing at the University of Bari and works as a freelance translator and travel writer. She enjoys sharing the unique facets of southern Italian life through her photoblogs Molfetta Daily Photo and Amid the Olive Trees.

Luisa Meci

Luisa was born in Rome, Italy. After high school she studied restoration of wall paintings and canvas. She attended a master’s Degree in Communication and Publishing and starts to work for two publishing houses that much have to do with contemporary art. Currently located in Sassari she is the curator of a Photobook on ancient churches in Sardinia.

Leslie Rosa

Leslie Rosa is an independent art curator and writer based in Venice.  She also keeps busy studying to become an AIS-certified sommelier, tango dancing, and writing for her new blog, La Bella Vita Miscellany, an illustrated exploration of all (lovely) things Italian.