Senti. Listen. I love food, but I am not one of those people who will eat anything. I don’t take some perverse pleasure in enjoying the weirdest edible I come across. But I am someone who will TRY to eat anything. I ate bugs in Mexico City. (Some were ok. Some made me want to […]
Category Archives: Explore Italy
Full of sun, food, and easy beach access – Palermo, Sicily is a beautiful weekend destination.
The Amalfi coast is unlike any place I have been before. It is unreal. We were able to take in the cliffs and the sea as we took the ferry from Salerno, but our first port of call was Amalfi. I have heard many many times that the drive to Amalfi is incredible (if a […]
When we visited the Amalfi coast, we stayed in Salerno. I am so happy with that choice. Salerno has a new high speed train station, so it is easy to get there from Rome in 2 hours. Staying in the historic center of the city at the cusp of summer was intoxicating. Everyone was out […]
You could easily spend a lifetime on the small alleyways and back canals of Venice. But it would be a shame not to explore slightly farther afield, across the lagoon. On our last trip to Venice, we finally made it to Murano for the day. And to be honest, we didn’t need allllll day. We […]
Tuscany is the perfect place to eat. And after inhaling plate after plate of incredible food, you might even want to give eating a break, and cook a little bit yourself. Hotel Casafrassi is nestled above olive groves and vineyards outside of Siena, deep in Chianti country. The agriturismo is set in an 18th century […]
It’s been a long week. Sitting in an office can be pretty difficult when you know that sunsets like these are happening just a few miles down the road. It makes you want to get on a plane/train/car and head to Tuscany. Where the sky turns orange, red and pink in turn. And the changing […]
My first few months of living in Italy were confusing. I had just left my career and my home. I did not speak the language. I met the man who would eventually become my husband, but I had no idea if he even liked me at that point. I had never spent Christmas away from […]