My Life in Italy, Part 6: “Amalfi, Rome & A Two Horse Town Called Soriano”
Part 6 in my story that chronicles my 36 year journey, living with one foot in the US and the other in Italy.
My Life in Italy, Part 1: “The Warm Table”
“The Warm Table” For years, people have asked me to tell the story of how I ended up with my dual US-Italy life. The reality is that it was a series of somewhat unrelated events that all came together to create an...
The Siena Horse Race – Palio di Siena
The Siena horse race, Italy’s most celebrated horse race dates back to 1633. The Palio di Siena is not a typical race, the rules are few, the traditions are involved, the rituals are divine, and the fanaticism is nothing...
The Tuscan Connection to Groundhog Day & Punxsutawney Phil
Groundhog Day in Italy? Well, not really, but let’s say Punxsutawney Phil may just have a long lost ancestor in Tuscany. Every year, Phil gets taken out in a bug celebration for what we, in America...
The Best Tuscan Bean Recipe Ever
On Thursdays in Soriano we go to a winery and olive mill and learn how their exceptional extra virgin olive oil is made. After a tour of their olive mill, Serena (the owner) treats us to some home made food out on the terrace,...
The 10 Best Beaches in Italy
Italy can get extremely hot during the summers, and this year is no exception! With two consecutive heat waves coming up from Africa, the heat is really getting intense. This last heat wave, named “Il Caronte” was named after a...
How to Survive a Long Flight : Health
Planes are incubators for sicknesses. And what really stinks is saving up your money, traveling across the world and getting to your destination just to spend the whole time sick in a hotel room. Here are my favorite tips...
How To Survive a Long Flight : Sleeping
I started out wanting to make one big post about every tip I have for How To Survive a Long Flight, and then it got so long I realized I needed to break it up into more manageable posts, so I will post this one first because it’s...
Easter In Italy- The Holy Week
Easter in Italy It may be hard to believe just how important Easter is in Italy, here in the US, its not nearly as big. Easter in Italy is arguably the most important holiday after Christmas. Processions and Services...
Olive Garden cooking school in Tuscany?
Updated 02/2014 Olive Garden is one of those places that really sets my blood to boil. Every time I hear the word ‘Hospitaliano’ I begin to cringe and twitch. When I hear them say ‘When you’re here,...