A Writer In Italy - travel, books, art and life

Michelle Johnston
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A Writer In Italy - travel, books, art and life

A Podcast about Italy, travel, writing, books, gardens and food.  Celebrates creative living, beautiful conversations and the journeys we need to make along the way.  Interest in slow living, slow food, creativity, art, cooking, books and ultimately living the good life!

  1. 12/28/2024

    In Bocca al Lupo - Celebrating over 100 Episodes

    "My motive was simple and hedonistic: I was looking for beauty" - Alain de Botton, The Art of TravelWelcome to Episode #103I have mused over limoncello, Liguria, Milano and Roma, the streets of Genova and once wrote a love letter to Padova. I have revered Giotto and Botticelli and cried over Santa Chiara in Assisi. I have interviewed many beautiful women about their lives in Italy, their stories, their cookbooks and their passions for a bountiful table and the beauty of the artist’s life. I h...

    31 min

  2. 12/07/2024

    Mamma Will Travel - Reflections on Solo Travel, Motherhood, Self Trust & the Creative Process

    "Solitude, I reflected, is the one deep necessity of the human spirit to which adequate recognition is never given in our codes. It is looked upon as a discipline or penance, but hardly ever as indispensable, pleasant ingredient it is to ordinary life, and from this want of recognition come half of our domestic troubles" - Freya Stark, The Valleys of the Assassins and Other Persian TravelsWelcome to Episode #102:Today I share the story and personal journey behind my solo travel adventures, ho...

    49 min

  3. 12/01/2024

    Only in Naples, Adventures in Italy - Part 3

    "The city is beautiful at night. There's a danger but also a freedom" - Erri de Luca, The Day Before HappinessWelcome to Episode #101: Today I go on another travel adventure and share some of the story of my Naples travel experience…. To say the least Italy is always an adventure, as it turns out so is my life. I reflect on our time in Naples and the magic of travel, friendship and serendipity, the Patron Saint of Naples - San Gennaro, and the books that call you without knowing why. &nb...

    43 min

  4. 11/02/2024

    Paradise Found, Ischia - Adventures in Italy, Part 2

    "Perhaps in Italy, surrounded by beauty and history, we shed the layers of who we think we're supposed to be and rediscover the essence of who we truly are" - Erica SimoneWelcome to Episode #100:Today on the podcast we go on a personal journey, the story of what took me to Ischia recently and what exactly I discovered there. From the Gulf of Naples we ferried over to the green island of Ischia in the Tyrrhenian Sea to discover the volcanic and mineral rich thermal spas, the natural beaut...

    48 min

  5. 10/31/2024

    Roman Holiday - Italy Adventures.... Part 1

    "I adore the spirit of Rome" - In the Shadow of a Cypress - An Italian Adventure Welcome to Episode #99:Today we go on an adventure in Rome… I share some travel adventures and a few details on staying in Monti, Roma. I take a few beautiful tangents telling you all about my recent time in Italy with my family, some discoveries, some funny moments, some tricky train delays and most importantly some glorious days in the Eternal City - Rome…See my Shownotes for all Restaurants mentione...

    1h 26m

  6. 09/27/2024

    My Book Journey, Primavera and Stories to Tell….

    "The travel journey is always an interesting paradox. To spend time navigating, being, seeing, collecting and contemplating. And haphazardly wondering about the next step. Yet, to not get carried away, or in front of yourself that you miss the opportunity that is right under your nose. I like sitting here observing the morning pursuits, the cars zooming in and out of the piazza, the deliveries being made. The locals in animated conversation, the tourist stalls being uncovered. It is good sitt...

    41 min

  7. 08/11/2024

    The Next Chapter - Book Dates, Italy Adventures, An Extract of my Book “Cortona”…

    "So this is it. I am thirty nine years old. I am sitting at a table in a medieval piazza with a black moleskine journal. I am sipping a glass of Chianti Classico. I stare at the menu with none other than Luca Signorelli on the cover. I like the words Gran Caffe Signorelli. Luca Signorelli was born in Cortona in 1441. He is still revered. Signorelli’s art is in many of the museums and churches in Cortona and well, all around the world. I salute the artist, and the joy of making it this far, on...

    42 min

  8. 06/20/2024

    Children of the Volcano with Travel Writer and Author Ros Belford

    "Time in Italy seemed less linear than it was at home, more of a space waiting to be filled with whatever delights the day might bring – exquisite miniature pastries behind the etched glass of an art nouveau window, a sliver of cantaloupe on a market-stall holder’s knife, amber and pink spritzes on a waiter’s tray, a flirty glance, a raised eyebrow, a tanned ankle in a tasselled loafer" - Ros Belford, Children of the VolcanoWelcome to Episode #96: Get ready for a wonderful ad...

    52 min
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A Podcast about Italy, travel, writing, books, gardens and food.  Celebrates creative living, beautiful conversations and the journeys we need to make along the way.  Interest in slow living, slow food, creativity, art, cooking, books and ultimately living the good life!

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