This blog was created in 2008 when my wife and I were running Adventures In Italy. We ran our last trips in the fall of 2017, wrapping up 15 glorious years of exposing people to Orvieto, one of Italy’s most beautiful and largely undiscovered treasures.
I have another blog – 3bes.blog – I started in January 2017 as a successor to this one. I will keep this one alive, unsure at this point, whether to fold the two together. There is too much history and good information on Orvieto and travel other places to shut this blog down. So, for now, there are the two.
Both have been neglected. I expect to change that, but you never know! Make Haste Slowly follows my natural inclination to be philosophical and to ruminate. 3bes is no different, and I have much to contemplate in this the latter stage of life.
I would love to have you follow one or both!
Make Haste Slowly 
Hello, Bill. Discovered a link to your blog from Wild Somerset Child. I vacationed in Umbria one September – not the whole month – I only wish it had been. The picture you show at the top: Is that Orvieto? Lovely, wherever it is. jeanne in Oregon
Hi Jeanne,
Yes, that is Orvieto as seen from across the valley at a vineyard. It is lovely – as is Orvieto up close!
We have three teachers from Oregon with our Adventures In Italy. Two, Judy Wise and Katie Kendrick are teaching with us in Orvieto this fall, and Stephanie Lee will be teaching in the spring of 2010.
Do you know Anne – the Wild Somerset Child? We have been fortunate enough to teach in England the last two years and have stayed afterwords at Anne’s amazing ancient stone home that she and her husband have literally rebuilt. They have shown us the most beautiful and amazing places in the areas around their community. We get to go again this year! Bill Steiner
Dear Bill, I am so glad I led someone to your blog and will be posting re AII again shortly. All the best for the trip this Autumn. Ann from UK (and both you and Kristi know just how ‘wild’ I am!)
I just found your blog via Our Italian Table and love it! Italy is my dream vacation– maybe when my youngest goes off to college in a year and a half and I need a distraction and something to look forward too. Thanks again for your beautiful blog. Heidi
Heidi, you are very kind. I’m glad you like the blog. Italy is a dream vacation even after more than a dozen times! In fact, it just gets better, and what we do with our trips is give people a more intimate experience with the delectable Italian way of life. We’d love to have you join us. If you like, sign up for our newsletter on our web site to stay up to date on our trips – http://www.AdventuresInItaly.net. We will be publishing the next issue in a couple days. Thanks again for your nice words. Bill
dear bill i dont have much to say i only want to tell you that i love your blog.
In 1988, I bought the best pair of shoes in Orvieto. Still have them but haven’t worn them in nearly 15 years. Can’t let them go. Boy, I’d love to go back to Orvieto. Gotta get the kids through college first.
We have a house in Bagni di Lucca and I spend about 6 months a year there. I love Orvieto and have been a few times. I write a blog too, I have the same theme as you – Ocean Mist. http://bagnidilucca.owrdpress.com How do I sign up for yours?
I made a mistake. It is obviously http://bagnidilucca.wordpress.com
Thanks for stopping by. We absolutely love Lucca, but have not been to Bagni di Lucca. Looks very nice and how lucky to spend 6 months a year there.
Since you are from Australia, you might be interested to know we have lots of people traveling with us from Australia and have a teacher who teaches for us from Sydney – Lisa Walton. Our daughter is currently in Sydney in graduate school. She loves it!
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Oh Bill, At last I have found how all that you do fits together. I am so glad to have discovered this, and look forward to seeing you and Kristi again come late summer. All the best for your latest Adventure. Ann (from UK)
mmmm the vino of Orvieto…
lovely blog.
Hi!! I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award!!! Have a look at my post for details!! & keep the posts coming!!! I Love it!!! :D **