TGIF Friday Newsletter Vol I
Travel, Good Stories, Issues & Fun Stuff, including Regioni (poem)
TRAVEL GOOD STORIES ISSUES FUN STUFF
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TRAVEL
Get a lowdown on all things travel. Recent news bits, tips, travel deals, cultural trends, and industry insights.
BUT FIRST, MY DEAR, POETRY:
Regioni (Italian Regions) by Marinarena
Get to know Italy with this poem.
(Leave a like and comment for this poem or comment on your favorite Italian region below!)
***
How I want to …
soar high like Piemonte and Val D’osta;
lay low like Lucania and Puglia;
feel the chills like Trentino and Friuli;
take in great warmth like Campagna and Calabria;
I want to be …
elegant and refined like Veneto;
wild and fiery like Sicilia;
rugged like Liguria ;
fashion savvy like Lombardia;
well-developed like Emilia;
old world charming like Abruzzo;
be the center of attention like Toscana and Lazio—
yet go unnoticed as Molise or Marche
and furthermore
be isolated like Sardegna—
though I wouldn’t take umbrage
to be touched all over like Umbria.
***
Like and share also: ITALIA ESSA
Learn via lingoda.com about all of the regions of Italy (Italia)
STORIES FROM THE EPOCH TIMES (invitation to read for free)
Know your rights as a flyer! ARTICLE
New, clearer advisories for Mexico travel. Save to travel? It’s relative. ARTICLE
Winter in Colorado, anyone? Be prepared! ARTICLE
RECENT NEWS & INSIGHTS FROM TRAVEL PULSE & TRAVEL + LEISURE
If travel is in your holiday plans… ARTICLE
Premiere Thanksgiving destinations includes… ARTICLE
This is a savings alert! #TravelTuesday ARTICLE
Longing for Lagos? Delta’s makes a stop in Nigeria— for a limited time ARTICLE
FROM MARINALIFE
Enjoy a boat on lesser traveled Georgia isles ARTICLE
FROM ATLAS OBSCURA
Ohio made it on the Where to Wander list for 2025. Discover why! ARTICLE
***Like and share my poem on the Ohioan city of Cleveland CLEVELAND ROCKS***
TRAVEL-CENTRIC FROM 1440
Find the coolest U.S. hotel stay ARTICLE
Planning a hotel or home rental? Make your future BOOKING.COM purchases via Marinarena.com
TRAVEL, AND THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE
Check out “Travel” features on EVIE
GOOD STORIES
As it turns out, not all is crazy upside down in the world. Lots of good headlines are out there. I’ve narrowed down some for you.
FROM EPOCH HEALTH
In Time for Thanksgiving and beyond. Gratitude can fix anger and the blues, according to health research ARTICLE
FROM MY NECK OF THE WOODS: HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA
Misc positive news stories from the community, including Virginia Beach event raising 45K for Veteran mental health
ISSUES
Topics with a tie-in to travel.
FOOD & TRAVEL Eating healthy while traveling is possible What to bring for a road trip? What to eat before a flight? Get some ideas ARTICLE
TRUMP & TRAVEL The new Trump era and Travel (no heavy politics here!): predictions on travel spending boom and pro-business policies, the airline industry, concerns about tariffs and travel bans ARTICLE
FUN STUFF
TRAVEL-RELATED
Best places to go when you gotta pee! ARTICLE
RECENT YOU TUBE WATCH: What’s the deal with truffles and rich people? Fun look into pricey London food store with Hannah
FUN WITH WORDS
Okay, just recently I discovered the spellling of this word I adore: “ZHUZH”
Consider this your WORD OF THE MOMENT to remember.
MISC
Is the country of Turkey named after the bird? From ARTICLE
What a transformation! From wreck 727 to a suite play to stay ARTICLE
Let’s Play!! Play Spot the Difference, one of my fave ways to pass time while traveling
Have you been to Italy and Sicily? My family is from Sicily. Everyone was born in Sicily except for me! I have never been to Italy or Sicily!
I was fortunate to go to Italy some years ago , visited Rome and the region of Puglia. Need to go back for a cruise and land excursion. Something about Italy...it's like a drug, good medicine to take in. Sicily is on my bucket list for sure. Catania, Taormina, Palermo...so many fantastic little towns there are fascinateling culturally and breathtaking from sight!!