Latest Italytravel Podcast Episodes
Episode #14: Buying Short Term Rentals in Italy with Brad Allan of BradsWorld
Dream of Italy - January 27, 2024 15:36 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsYouTube star, dog-lover and all-around great guy, Brad Allan, originally from Texas, lives his dream of Italy in Montepulciano with his wife Olivia. His thoroughly educational channel gives tips on how to move to Italy and how purchase property either for your personal use or to turn into short-...
Episode #13: Fractional Ownership in Florence with Italy Perfect
Dream of Italy - January 17, 2023 20:44 - 45 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsDon't we all dream of owning a home in Italy? What if you could be part owner of a stunning apartment in Florence with little of the usual hassles of buying a house in Italy? Your Italian dream might be closer than you think... Host Kathy McCabe welcomes Lisa Byrne of Italy Perfect who has bee...
Episode #12: Overcoming Challenges in Claiming Your Italian Citizenship
Dream of Italy - May 04, 2021 18:40 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsIn our previous episode (#11), we discussed how many who have Italian ancestry can claim Italian citizenship, jure sanguinis, by right of blood. In this episode, we dig deeper as sometimes this process isn't as straightforward as it first might seem. Host Kathy McCabe welcomes Bianca Ottone o...
Episode #11: How to Use Your Italian Ancestry to Claim Citizenship
Dream of Italy - May 04, 2021 18:05 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsItaly bestows Italian citizenship jure sanguinis, by right of blood. So that means many Americans who have Italian blood can be dual citizens and hold citizenship in the U.S. and Italy, allowing them to live in Italy full-time and access many benefits - and even pass it on to their children. ...
Episode #10: Grow An Italian Garden With Seeds From Italy
Dream of Italy - April 13, 2021 01:57 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsWhen you're not in Italy, what better way to live like an Italian but to grow a garden at home? Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential the Mediterranean diet and gardening is a wonderful way to be tied to the land, no matter where you are. Host Kathy McCabe welcomes Lynn Byczynski and Will ...
Episode #9: Your Crowdsourced Italian Travel Dreams
Dream of Italy - December 18, 2020 00:29 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsWhen the pandemic started this spring, I put out a call to our listeners to send in audio segments for a special crowdsourced episode on the places, people and experiences we are dreaming of during this difficult time. I asked listeners to start off with, "When I dream of Italy, I dream of......
Episode #8: Share Your Dream of Italy During This Difficult Time
Dream of Italy - April 30, 2020 20:15 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsI believe in Italy. I’m betting on Italy. Italy has saved me again and again. It has been my constant. And I believe in dreams and their ability to become reality. As Italy begins to slowly open up and the future still remains uncertain, all we can hold onto these days are our dreams…so let’s ...
Episode #7: Exploring Florence While Staying at the Grand Hotel Minerva
Dream of Italy - February 05, 2020 21:38 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsFlorence simply enchants us…and so much of the Florentine experience is where you stay. Host Kathy McCabe has a favorite Florentine hotel and it is the Grand Hotel Minerva. At the hotel’s stunning rooftop pool Kathy sat down with her friend sales and marketing director Andrea Bargigli to talk a...
Episode #6: Author Frances Mayes on Moving to Italy
Dream of Italy - November 16, 2019 20:35 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsHave you ever thought about packing up, leaving your life as you know it, and moving to Italy? Frances Mayes, author of Under The Tuscan Sun, did just that when she and her husband Ed purchased a villa in the hilltop Tuscan town of Cortona, resulting in a bestselling book and movie! Frances rece...
Episode #5: Steve Perillo on How Travel to Italy Has Changed
Dream of Italy - October 09, 2019 22:58 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsIf you lived in or grew up in NJ/NY or CT in the past 40 or 50 years then the name Perillo needs know explanation. Mario Perillo and his groundbreaking commercials for his Italian tours made him more famous than the Pope in some homes! His son Steve has carried Periilo Tours forward. Host Kathy...
Episode #4: How Tuscan Women Cook
Dream of Italy - September 21, 2019 19:17 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsAs in most any society, the women have the power – at least in the kitchen. Have you ever dreamed of learning to cook in a traditional Italian kitchen? Tuscan Women Cook, in the small Tuscan village of Montefollonico, brings travelers to Tuscany for hands-on learning in the kitchens of the m...
Episode #3: Planning for Serendipity in Travel to Italy
Dream of Italy - May 26, 2019 18:27 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsShould you take an escorted tour to Italy, plan a trip on your own or something in between? The age-old question when traveling to Italy. Luckily, travel industry insider Steve Born of Globus and Monograms has some answers. Host Kathy McCabe and Steve talk about how you simply must make time for...
Episode #2: Family Travel - Taking the Kids to Italy
Dream of Italy - May 26, 2019 17:58 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsItalians simply love children and that's one reason that Italy is an amazing destination for family travel and multi-generational trips. Our friend Rosanne Cofoid of La Dolce Via Travel is an expert at planning family trips to Italy. Host Kathy McCabe and Rosanne really get into some very specif...
Episode #1: Author Frances Mayes on Life Under the Tuscan Sun
Dream of Italy - May 26, 2019 17:43 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsIf you've ever thought of chucking it all and buying a little fixer upper in the Tuscan countryside, then author Frances Mayes needs no introduction. She is of course the author of the best-selling book Under the Tuscan Sun which inspired the movie starting Diane Lane. Frances practically invent...
Introduction: Why I Dream of Italy - Welcome to the Podcast
Dream of Italy - May 26, 2019 15:51 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsYou might know Italy travel expert Kathy McCabe from her PBS TV travel series Dream of Italy as well as the award-winning travel publication and membership website Dream of Italy that she founded in 2002. Now Kathy is launching this new podcast to help feed all of our Italian dreams - whether we...
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