Diana Lucarino-Diekmann and Joanna Lucarino

contributing writers

Walking the Trails of Cinque Terre

November 2024
Le Cinque Terre in Liguria sono costituite da cinque paesi: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglio, Vernazza e Monterosso. Ogni anno molte persone percorrono i vari sentieri che collegano i paesi. La scrittrice Diana Lucarino-Diekmann descrive le tre...


The Misadventures of Two Sisters on the Road

August 2024
Diana's Account:  I love an adventure and when my sister Joni and I are traveling together, we get involved in crazy situations often narrowly escaping getting into trouble. Our first Calabrian adventure came after a Mediterranean cruise. We...


Remembering Tony Kellers (April 5, 1945 - Sept. 25, 2020)

September 2021
Tony became a part of our family when he and my sister Joni finally met after admiring him from a distance for many years. As Joni remembers: “For 13 years, I would see Tony in Little Italy,” and she would remark to whomever she was with, “That man...


Wwoofing, Italian Style

November 2018
WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is a worldwide movement linking volunteers with organic farmers and growers to promote cultural and educational experiences based on trust and non-monetary exchange, thereby helping to build a...