The FAMILY feeling of our vacations explained
Our future guests often ask me what our tours are going to be like, and I try to explain the feeling of ‘family’, and how it is so different than anything else out there. Oddly, it is a difficult thing to explain, especially...
A little more Olive Gardening Laughter…
Face it, I’m back in the states for a few months, so I just don’t have much material for the blog these days. I mean, when I am in Italy, I could write several posts a day, but I am sitting here in Florida, what...
How do they get the flavor out of the food in the states?
I’ve been back in Los Angeles for a week now, and last night we went to an Italian restaurant for dinner for the first time since I got back. This may not seem like a big deal, but for us, it is always a tragedy. The...
One too many Margaritas for Uncle Ben
As you travel the world, you continuously run across things you never thought you might. Some are big, some are minor. All Uncle Ben is good for in the states is rice, but it seems he has been secretly spending some time...
Having a craving for Grilled Flesh
Grilled Flesh… YUM! When I lived here in Soriano, I was, quite simply, ‘The American”. In fact, the immigrant population of the area consisted of me, two Brits and a Brazilian. Outside of that, nobody spoke a...