Inspiring Stories of Life in the Italian Countryside

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Barbara Boyle about her transition from a career in advertising to a new life in the Italian countryside.

Welcome to a fantastic new episode of Travel Connections! In today's episode, we will cover many of the things that I love most! What are they, you ask? Let me give you a small list. Learning about a delightful new book, traveling to Italy, memorable Italian food and wine, discovering and exploring new destinations, and living a life devoted to less stress and more calming views of Italy. How does that sound? In today's episode, I talk with Barbara Boyle. Barbara enjoyed a colorful worldwide career as a creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey, Lowe, and other advertising agencies, creating commercials and stories for Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Mars Inc., and dozens of other marketers. Always a writer, this is the first time she has had the time required to author a book. Her inspirational new memoir, "Pinch Me: Waking Up in a 300-Year-Old Italian Farmhouse ," is an evocative account of leaving the frenetic life of an advertising creative director to create a dream life in the faraway hills of Northern Italy. This book tells the story of how she leaves her life behind in San Francisco and takes apart a 300-year-old stone barn to build a new home, a new life, in…

People in this episode

Host: Suzanne Stavert

Guest: Barbara Boyle

Topics covered

• Italian countryside
• memoir
• travel
• food and wine
• life changes
• inspiration

Keywords

• Italian countryside
• memoir
• travel
• Barbara Boyle
• inspiration
• food and wine
• San Francisco
• Monforte

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pinch Me: Waking Up in a 300-Year-Old Italian Farmhouse

Places: Italy, San Francisco, Monforte, Northern Italy, Alps

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