How to spend 24 hours in Torino, an Italian city that never stops moving.
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On the train back to Rome, we were covered in orange juice. It had soaked our jeans and it was in our shoes. We were still processing what exactly had just happened. We survived our first Carnevale d’Ivrea. The plan came into being rather quickly and it started with a link. Five crazy Italian festivals […]
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We left Spello in a hurry. Rain clouds were hovering and the final stretch of road back to Rome was filling with Sunday traffic. But it only took a short amount of time to be totally enchanted by the small Umbrian town. Located a 2 hour drive north east of Rome, Spello is one of […]
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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 […]
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I just completed the longest trip the US that I have taken since moving to Italy in 2010. The main motivation was to see my family and friends, so I took plenty of trips to celebrate and reconnect. However, another part of any stateside visit for me is renewing my Italian visa. Somehow during my weeks in […]
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In Venice, I ordered strozzapreti with seafood. It was garlic-y perfection and I quickly decided that no I would not share, and inhaled it all. The sauce, with bright parsley in hearty fish broth was my favorite bit. I politely stared at my empty plate and waited patiently for Jimmy to finish his meal. And when […]
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Try Piazza San Marco’s campanile for unmatched views of Venice.
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Yes, Sorbillo really is making the best pizza in Naples