ItaliAway Journal
Italy Stays With You
People often say they love Italy, but what they usually mean is that they loved a trip. What’s harder to explain is why Italy doesn’t leave you when you go home.
Stanley Tucci’s Italy: Food, Culture, and Why Abruzzo Represents the Truest Spirit of Slow Travel
Stanley Tucci’s approach to Italian food and culture highlights the importance of regional identity, tradition, and slow travel. Abruzzo, between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine Mountains, represents the purest expression of this philosophy through its villages, mountain cuisine, olive oil production, and Montepulciano wine heritage.
Why Italian Food Is Really About Time, Not Recipes
In Italy, food is more than a meal — it’s identity, family, and tradition. Every dish tells a story of the land it comes from, the people who make it, and the seasons that shape it. Discover why you can’t truly know Italy without sitting at the table.
Why We Built VinAway Journeys
VinAway Journeys was not born as a tour company, but as a bridge between the Italy we live and the Italy so many travelers hope to find — slow, personal, and rooted in truth
Why Abruzzo Is Italy’s Best-Kept Secret for First-Time Explorers
Between mountain silence and Adriatic light, Abruzzo offers first-time travelers a quiet, unforgettable introduction to the real Italy — unhurried, unfiltered, and deeply human.
Wine as a Way of Life, Not a Tasting
In Italy, wine is not an event but a companion — shaped by land, season, and memory, and shared at the table without performance or urgency.
What Americans Don’t Expect About Living in Italy
Living in Italy is not a fantasy or a vacation — it is a relationship shaped by time, patience, and the quiet rituals of everyday life.

