I really wanted to hunt for truffles this season. I wanted the dog and the muddy boots and the baskets of tartufi to grate over pasta. We headed to Le Marche to find our truffles, but the rain got there first. The ground was too wet for truffling. The year overall was a bad one […]
Category Archives: Explore Italy
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Jan
Jan
Try Piazza San Marco’s campanile for unmatched views of Venice.
04
Jan
Jan
Yes, Sorbillo really is making the best pizza in Naples
09
Dec
Dec
What to do and where to stay in Gubbio, Italy
30
Nov
Nov
I am that girl, and I am not ashamed. I am that girl who brought a tupperware to Naples in my purse because I wanted to stuff myself with pizza and pastries, but obviously I was not going to waste any food should (God forbid) I get full. Don’t worry, one day in Naples is plenty […]
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Oct
Oct
I’m not going to pretend like I never curl up in bed and watch pirated Netflix for hours and hours, because I absolutely do. But my #1 guilty pleasure is taking a weekday off to go exploring small Italian hamlets. Cobblestones, towers, crypts and general small-townyness — Offida fits the bill perfectly. With only one thing on […]
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Jun
Jun
Civita di Bagnoregio is known in Italy as the “dying town” (il paese che muore). Take a trip to see the gorgeous village before it is too late.
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Jan
Jan
The house is in shambles. I ping pong from one project to the next, dropping whatever I am doing as soon as I notice a potentially more pressing task sitting across the room. Nothing is done. Everything is everywhere. We are moving. Again. It’s a happy move. It’s an impulsive move. A move undertaken due […]