Italy Food Tour: The Story of Parmigiano Reggiano (a.k.a Parmesan Cheese)
To experience Italy deeply, we made every conscious attempt to discover the countryside. Italy has astounding history, architecture, and...
Italy Food Tour: The Story of Prosciutto (aka Parma Ham)
I am convinced that one of the best ways to learn about a culture is by eating your way through a place. Yes, museums and archaeological...
La Dolce Vita Lessons from the Italian Table at Emilia-Romagna
The smell of fresh baking bread welcomed us to what would be our home for the next few days in the mountains of Regnano, at the center of...
10 Obscure but Exquisite Things on the Italian Table
Italy. The mere utterance of the word makes my stomach growl. I have just recently returned from an Italian road trip and the verdict is...
We are Back from our Italian Road Trip!
We are back from our two-week holiday in Europe! We spent a few days in Holland and a total of ten days in Italia. We traveled 1,000...
Planning a DIY Travel to Tuscany
Tuscany. The mere mention of the place conjures up intense images of verdant rolling hills in the Italian countryside, making the notion...
Postcard from Venice (Also: What do you Mean the Train isn't Running?)
Life halts in Italy for a couple of hours at lunch. Yes, even the trains. I cannot say that this has not been met with exasperation and...
Tuscany in the Rough: Mountain Biking in Punt Ala
One of my most vivid childhood memories is sneaking out on my big brother's bike when I was about seven. I didn't have my own bike so I...
