onceinalifetimetravel, Author at Bucket List Publications

My Love Affair With Rome

Posted on October 16, 2012 by onceinalifetimetravel | 2 Comments

Featured writer: onceinalifetimetravel I sat down to write my typical Top Ten list last week, but I found that my love for Rome could not simply be contained in such a short post. I was literally unable to summarize all the elements that have made me fall head over heels. I have decided instead to share with you all the specific…

Learning When To Run

Posted on April 24, 2012 by onceinalifetimetravel | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Andi Brown **Writer’s Note** October of last year, a massive flood and mudslide covered one of my beloved villages in Italy. Since that time I have been working to help raise awareness and money for the extensive restoration and rebuild. I am currently writing a book about the village’s history, beauty and the disaster. I will be donating 100%…

Top Ten Travel Memories With My Dad

Posted on March 25, 2012 by onceinalifetimetravel | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: Andi Brown My dad is my great friend and to the disbelief of my old high school self, I have come to realize we are actually quite alike in personality. Except at some crucial moments when we are traveling. Over the last few years I have taught my dad the beauty and art of savoring the moment and throwing…

Roman Art Through The Eyes Of A Four Year Old

Posted on March 23, 2012 by onceinalifetimetravel | 1 Comments

A few years ago, I took my four year old daughter to the Seattle Art Museum where they were having a fantastic display of Roman art and sculpture as well as a chance to see Ghiberti’s Golden Doors before they were to be sent back to Florence forever. It was a great chance to expose her to art and history…

Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy

Posted on March 16, 2012 by onceinalifetimetravel | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Andi Brown Regally perched high atop a hill of tufa is the magical but dying town of Civita di Bagnoregio. This tiny village near Orvieto in Umbria has everything one could hope for when exploring the Italian countryside. Civita is quaint, so perfect you might wonder if you have stumbled upon a movie set and not a real village. …

Montottone’s Enchanting Pottery Studio

Posted on March 15, 2012 by onceinalifetimetravel | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Andi Brown There are moments when traveling that are so rare I hesitate to breathe in too deeply for fear of breaking the spell. My day with Annamaria in her pottery studio was one of those times. Located in the small village of Montottone in the lesser known region of Le Marche, La Bottega dei Vasai has been using traditional…

Ten Reasons Why Traveling With Kids Is Cool

Posted on March 7, 2012 by onceinalifetimetravel | 4 Comments

Featured Writer: Andi Brown If I had a dollar for every time someone told me I was crazy to take my toddler to Italy by myself I would have never come back. You are wasting your money; she will never remember anything. She will be a mess on that long flight. How will you pack everything by yourself? She won’t stand…