I never sat down and did the math but I’m pretty sure that, at this point in our lives and since we met, my husband and I have spent more days apart from each other than together. This sad fact, merely due to work reasons, has a silver lining: our reunions and time together are always extra-special. When he told me he was going to come visit me in Italy after 4 months we spent apart, I was anxious about planning a PERFECT vacation.
This past summer I closely followed my cousin’s Facebook check-ins in the countryside south-east of Siena, the part of Tuscany I hadn’t seen yet — very scenic and away from the hustle and bustle of the big cities. Since I was uncertain about the itinerary, I read a couple of travel guides, spent many hours in online research, picked my cousin’s brain Every-Single-Time-I-Saw-Him, and I even asked for advice on a travel forum (!!). I came up with a nice 6-day itinerary that included San Gimignano, the beautiful towns in the Val D’Orcia, and Cortona. My husband approved. (-;…
