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Tuscany Travels

Tuscany Travels

My wife’s ancestral home on her father’s side is Carmagnola, outside of Torino. We see her cousin Francesco once or twice a year. He owns a hugely successful wood design firm with global clients. Since my son won a stunning villa for a week in a charity poker game, he invited Cousin Jimmy’s family to come along and visit the homeland. Here are just a few of the 80+ photos I shot today.

This is about one-fifth of Francesco's operation.

Part of the valleys where the Barolo, Asti, and other grapes are grown.

A typical fortress village that exist all over the area.

Jason, Maria, and me.

A village street.

Another view from one of the fortresses.

Francesco is in the middle, he's 78, and the rest of the family crowds in. That's Cousin Jimmy, immortalized in one of my signature stores, in the light blue shirt on the right.

© Alan Weiss 2013

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Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and author of over 60 books. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients from over 500 leading organizations around the world.

Comments: 2

  • Noah

    May 24, 2013

    Where can I read/hear the cousin Jimmy story?

    I can’t recall it.

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