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An Italian Adventure by Michelle Johnston

Michelle embarks on a solo journey to Italy to reinvigorate her creativity and writing life. Leaving her young family behind she navigates time alone, to discover, explore and revel in the food, the flavours, the history, the place and her love of Italian culture. Michelle’s journey opens her to serendipity and the rollercoaster ride of a travel adventure, while she muses over her life and the expectations as a mother and a wife. Book Release - 13th September, 2024

Italy was more than a place on a map, it was a way of being and a place that inspired on many levels. Michelle started A Writer in Italy Podcast in 2019 to share stories and books on Italy that would lead to many beautiful conversations with people and like minded souls who share a deep love affair with Italian Culture and the country as a place of beauty and spiritual renewal.

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I cannot wait to share this book soon. It has occurred to me that I mentioned the word discipline being my word for the year in a solo podcast a while back - perhaps I will add devotion to the list of beautiful words. Betwixt and Between is truly wh
Back in 2009 I had my first encounter with the UK magazine Italia in my local newsagents. Soon I became obsessed and had to order a subscription - mostly enjoying the visual beauty of Italy, it was food for the soul when my girls were small and my at
A hop, skip and a jump from the Rialto Market - heaven for a keen eye 💛 “Who was I there, a guest, a voyeur, a vagabond?” Angie Mlinko, Venice Poems . . . . . . . . #offthebeatenpath #offthebeatentrack #venetian #veneto #visitveneto
Primavera at the Villa Necchi Campiglio - Gosh if you have time in Milano this is a wonderful morning out. Visit the Villa - think modernist architecture (fascist style, don’t let that put you off it was a period in architecture, Rationalist -
The other day I had my natal chart read by an esteemed astrologer over a zoom call. Not only did he blow my mind but after he turned my chart inside out, provoking me to become an astrologer with all my Sagittarius placements and Scorpio rising (expl
I am pretty sure this guy had just eaten a slab of focaccia formaggio (you can’t just have one slice) from the iconic @revellocamogli1964 and then thought it’s April, the sun is out and let’s just soak in this gorgeous light. The m
Join me for a conversation about the beauty of Ligurian cuisine and the unique terrain that is Liguria, Italy. Enrica Monzani specialises in the rich and diverse cuisine of Liguria, leading food tours, market and cooking classes in the city of Geno
Cultivate your own kind of wonder. Or just inhale a lot ❤️
Can one little Podcast change a person’s life? Yes it Can ❤️💚 I hope you have space in your life to listen to Nadia and I chat about our roller coaster ride solo travel adventures and insights. After listening to my Solo Travel Podcast Shar
I love that I get to chat to women who take the adventure into their own hands, who push themselves to discover more about themselves, and more importantly what they are capable of - that makes my heart sing 💚 My new Podcast Share is with beautiful
“When life sank down for a moment, the range of experience seemed limitless… Beneath it is all dark, it is all spreading, it is unfathomably deep; but now and again we rise to the surface and that is what you see us by. Her horizon seeme
“Italy was more than a subject, it was a tool of resurrection and empowerment” I go deep on the recent Podcast #89 sharing the stories of literary women and my own journey of discovery, inspiration and renewal. I found this quote the o
“Permission is lots of small, incremental things, choices that happen along the way. They can be subtle these choices because they stack up over time…. “ 📍On Italy and Following the Charm - A special episode on the Podcast in the
I wanted to post this image in memory of my Dad who made me call him from Venice in the early hours of that third morning stay while in the Cannaregio sestiere - it was funny because he kept texting me - his phone wouldn’t let him make the inte