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Bona Furtuna

Cassandra Lena Santoro is a New York born Italian American, dual citizen and the CEO and Founder of <a href="https://www.travelitalianstyle.com/">Travel Italian Style. </a>As a personal trip planner, she has visited all 20 Regions of Italy and is currently based in Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. While she enjoys the seaside life of the south you can still find her traveling throughout the country discovering inspiring and immersive experiences for her clients.
Cassandra and her company have been featured in CNN, Forbes, La Cucina Italiana and more. She also leads motivational talks in hopes to inspire others on their journey. Her highlight appearance was being a speaker in Germany for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj5-PsRDvw8">TEDx DHBW Mannheim</a>. You can follow her adventures of Italian entrepreneur life <a href="https://www.instagram.com/travelitalianstyle/">on Instagram.</a>

Cassandra Lena Santoro, CEO and Founder of Travel Italian Style.

Cassandra Lena Santoro

An end of the season sunset at Marina di Puolo near Sorrento.

Features

The Beauty and Reality of the Slow Season in Italy

I am the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Appetito magazine. I like Italian food &amp; drink, a lot. I am also an award-winning novelist and a regular contributor to the New York Times. More about my work can be found at <a href="https://andrewcotto.com/">Home &#8211; Andrew Cotto</a>.

Andrew Cotto

The entrance to Hotel Bellevue Syrene in Sorrento.

Travel

Hotel Bellevue Syrene in Sorrento Is Sublime Luxury

Morgan Hines is a New York City-based contributor for Appetito. She loves learning about and experiencing Italian cuisine and culture. Morgan is a full time reporter at PhocusWire and also contributes to Hotels Above Par, Women&#8217;s Wear Daily, Footwear News, etc. She was previously a full time reporter at USA TODAY and holds degrees from Columbia University and Georgetown University. Follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/morganemhines/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@morganemhines?lang=en">TikTok</a> at <a>@MorganEmHines. </a>

Morgan Hines

Sunday Shop

Sunday Shop: L.L.Bean, Haystacks, Fresh Salt

Sunday Shop: 6 D.C. Weekend Packing Picks

<a href="https://www.sarahhallier.com/">Sarah Campise Hallier</a> is the associate editor of Appetito Magazine and co-founder of <a href="https://www.forkboundfoodies.com/">Forkbound Foodies</a>, where she shares exceptional culinary and travel experiences.
She is also a board member of Poggioreale in America Inc, a nonprofit committed to preserving the history and cultural heritage of Western Sicilians and their diaspora. Featured in Italy Magazine, The Local IT, la Repubblica, and We the Italians, Sarah enjoys covering everything from cultural identity to the evolving Italian-American food experience.
A California girl at heart, when she’s not crafting food, travel and wellness stories, she’s chasing down the best foodie finds on her travels and sharing them at <a title="https://www.instagram.com/foodiesfromca/" href="https://www.instagram.com/forkboundfoodies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@forkBOUNDfoodies</a>.  Subscribe to her <a href="https://www.sarahhallier.com/about-1">newsletter</a> to keep up to date on the best places to eat, stay and tour.
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Sarah Campise Hallier

Views like this help explain why a growing number of travelers are discovering Sciacca.

Why Sciacca May Be Sicily’s Next Great Food Destination

Silvia Davi is a multidimensional C-suite executive, entrepreneur, contributor, and board 
member, with a background that stems from leadership roles at Fortune 500 organizations, 
global consultancies, start-ups, and nonprofits. With a speciality in innovation, global marketing, 
corporate communications, business development, global partnerships and investor relations, 
and a deep passion for history, the arts and culture, Silvia is the Founder of <a href="https://www.vs-strategic.com/">V&amp;S Strategic Consulting</a>.

Silvia Davi, founder of Renaissance Minds.

Silvia Davi

Roots Tourism: The Journey Back to Where It All Began

Part reporter, part pasta enthusiast, and always in search of a good story, the Appetito Editors bring readers the latest happenings in food, travel and Italian culture.

Appetito Editors

Travel Italian Style founder Cassandra Santoro in Mattera.

Appetito Recommends Travel Italian Style to Plan Your Next Trip

Paola Marocchi is a NYC-based pastry chef who has worked for some of the world&#8217;s most acclaimed chefs and restaurant groups. Her passion for Italian food was ignited from early childhood, growing up in an Argentinian household of Italian background that valued all things homemade and food as the main guest in any celebration. In her free time, she travels all over Italy mingling with locals and sharing in the culture, food, language and love for all things Italian.
Follow Paola on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paola_marocchi_/">Instagram.</a>

Paola Marocchi

View of Sanremo on the Italian Riviera with boats and mountains at sunset

Why Sanremo Is the Italian Riviera Escape to Know Now

<a href="https://linktr.ee/rossellarago">Rossella Rago</a> is an Italian-American award-winning cookbook author and entrepreneur.

Rossella Rago

Rossella Rago in her ancestral region of Puglia.

Join Rossella Rago for a Culinary Tour of Puglia and Matera

<pre>Rob LeDonne is a humor and culture writer whose work can be found in
Billboard, The New York Times, The Guardian, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and
Interview. He lives in Brooklyn and is of Neapolitan and Sicilian
descent.

Learn more about Rob at his <a href="http://robledonne.com/">website.</a></pre>

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