Italy: Adam’s World Travels

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Exploring Ancient Roman Civilization

Journey through Italy

I love Italy. The food is incredible, rich, and fattening. The history is fascinating, with part of certain cities leaving you feeling as if you are walking in the footsteps of gladiators and the Roman soldiers. And then there is the wine. Prior to 2015, I had been to Italy several times for the historical tourism. July 2015 was the first time I went for wine in Tuscany. The fact that 4 months later I was back again and already am contemplating my next visit may give a clue as to what I think about Tuscany.

Beautiful, beautiful, Tuscany. Exploring fields and fields of sunflowers and lavender. Grapes for acres and acres of lush country hillside. Brunellos of Montelcino. Vino Nobiles of Montepulciano. Chianti Classico. And the list goes on. But my favorite is Brunello.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” interval=”3″ images=”5281,5282,5283,5284,5285,5286,5287,5288,5289,5290,5291,5292,5293,5294,5295,5296,5297,5299,5300,5301,5302,5303,5304,5305,5306,5307,5308″ display_title_caption=”true” layout=”4″ gallery_style=”2″ onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_raw_html]

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Adam L. Stanley Believer. Leader. Giver. Value driver. CIO100 on , , and . Wharton MBA. Washington University BSBA. Currently Global CIO of Cushman & Wakefield, one of the top 3 global commercial real estate and property services firms. Former CTO of Aon Corporation and Technology and Security Services Director at Aviva. Everything on this site is personal and not the views of my current or past employers or educational institutions.

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