Your night’s entertainment What do you do when you’ve been in a small town for a while, have seen all the sights, tried all the restaurants and think there’s nothing left to do? Find an interesting building with a spotlight and you’ve found your night’s entertainment. Massarosa After a month in Massarosa, we […]
The Time We Were Surprised In The Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso, Riomaggiore, the Cinque Terre have been through a lot over the years. Attacked by Turkish pirates, been through a war, a resistance, naked hippies and lately, a devastating flood. Through it all, the grapes have grown along this beautiful coast known as the Italian Riviera. 5 Terre Card Whether […]
SPECULAAS ALMOND BISCOTTI
Speculaas Remember the windmill cookies you used to eat as a child? Maybe you never stopped eating them. They’re called Speculaas, odd name, tasty cookie. The word means figurine or log. They used to be a tradition during a holiday called St Nicholas’ Eve in Belgium and the Netherlands. Now they’re available year round. The spice […]
Meat Me In Florence – FARRO SOUP
Florence Leaving our cozy digs in Massarosa, we were excited to spend our last two days of the Italian leg of this tour in Florence. Although we both love being in the country we also love the energy of a big city. A huge museum Firenze is like being in a huge museum. Every street […]
Lucca In Pictures
Walled city of Lucca One of our favourite places to visit in Tuscany is the walled city of Lucca. Founded by the Etruscans, it became a Roman colony in 180 BC. Lucca is called the city of 100 churches. Not because there are 100 churches within its walls although there does seem to be a […]
Truffle Hunting!
He’s here It was 5:30 in the morning when there was a gentle knock on our door. “He’s here…” I said “and he is half an hour early!” We quickly gathered the cameras (and our wits) and slipped downstairs to where our host for the morning was waiting beside his truck. Giorgio Cortopassi He was […]
Chianti, It’s Not Just About The Wine – ARISTA DI CINTA SENESE and TAGLIATELLE WITH GUANCIALE AND TREVISANO (radicchio)
A familiar face It was 10:30 am when we rolled up to the front gates of Casamonti Estates in the heart of the Chianti Classico region. After ringing the buzzer and waiting impatiently for the gates to open we heard a beep as a car approached, looking in the mirror I saw the familiar face of […]
VENICE: a photo essay
Venice The most popular city in the region of Friuli, Venice is known for its carnavale, a time of much festivities and overindulgences, and of course, its canals. The Karst Venice was built on wood platforms made with wood brought from the Karst region of Slovenia. Bridges It is made up of 177 […]