Another piece from Rebecca (aka Brigolante Guest Apartments), with tips on how to "squeeze Umbria like a lemon, and make the most of every drop!"

Enjoy: 5 Tips to Making the Most of Your Trip to Umbria

Totally agree with you about the inside scoop (and embracing your inner dorkiness - I am after all an Uber Cool Nerd Queen)!

Perfectly timed post. Thanks. I especially appreciate the advice on not being afraid to throw researched plan out the window and be spontaneous.

"oversized headphones like a 70s deejay from Soul Train" LOVE IT!! I'm always the one standing in the corner of the church holding the phone receiver and listening to the recorded message....nodding my head, turning this way or that; getting strange looks from other folks who wonder "who would pay a Euro for that"? ME! I love audio information!

fun post Rebecca, thank you!!

Pokey

As I expected, very well written with a Rebecca-esque take. May I say please steal point 1 and make it applicable for Piemonte as well? Thank you.

Rebecca, National Geographic Traveler has an article on Umbria this month.
It isn't one-tenth as interesting, informative, or entertaining as this! Brava!

BTW- I don't understand how someone could visit Umbria without a car, and still claim that they've visited Umbria at all. It is absolutely MANDATORY to get lost in Umbria at least once during a visit. This is why item #1 on your list is so very important.

Thanks, everyone, for your kind feedback! This is the kind of article that can easily get dry and boring, so I'm glad to hear that it was a fun read as well as informative!

Deborah, do you have a link to the article? I like to keep them filed away (especially if the writing is worse than mine! )