About Me
Welcome to the online portfolio of Melanie Mize Renzulli. I have written about travel, food, shopping, and other lifestyle subjects for print and online publications, such as Bell’Italia, The Washington Post, Saveur, Babble.com, Travel Channel Online, Epicurious.com, and AOL Digital Cities.
My specialty is writing about travel to Italy, especially on the website and blog Italofile.com, the Italy Travel Resource. I am the author of The Unofficial Guide to Central Italy (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th editions) and Frommer’s Irreverent Guide to Rome (1st edition). I am also the primary writer/researcher for the Michelin Green Guide Tuscany.
An avid traveler, I have been blessed by elephants in India, kayaked in Brazil, and island-hopped my way across Greece. My fondest travel memories include winning a limbo contest in Curaçao, feasting on snails in Madrid, spending countless hours in the Vatican Museums, and roaming the Saturday market in Istanbul’s Ortaköy on a perfect sunny day.
