Laura’s back with her child-centered articles – this time an itinerary for a winter weekend in Genova with activities and museums for kids, including what (and where) to eat!
Last week we took a long …

Last week I watched a shocking 2 hour news report by Presa Diretta (you can watch the whole thing in Italian online) about the recent Abruzzo and Cinque Terre disasters. I guess I did not …

Krista and Sharon set out in 2008 to make a film about the impact of mass tourism on the Cinque Terre and the area’s preservation efforts – a careful balancing act between economic progress and …

Book review and giveaway of Pamela Sheldon Johns “Cucina Povera Tuscan Peasant Cooking”. In which I describe a day out with the author to talk about research and writing, and a fabulous lunch in the Crete Senese area.

A 4 day weekend is long enough to take a road trip down the boot to Puglia, a land that in my experience is polarized between beauty and blemishes: unfinished “abusive” construction not far from …

The hipster dons his sneakers of a brand so hip we haven’t heard of it yet, and with apparent ease finds the coolest things to do in any city. This is where hipster and I …

Wherever I go, I tend to visit a lot of museums. It’s a good thing that Barcelona has a museum discount card called “Articket“ that costs 22 euros and gets you into 7 museums! I …

I’m just about ready to call Eric Vokel Gran Via Suites home… it’s only for five days, but we’ve very comfortably moved in and nothing’s missing, so we could stick around pretty much forever!
It’s been …

You could be forgiven for thinking that outside the main tourist sights, Rome, Viterbo, perhaps Tivoli, there isn’t much to see in Lazio. You’d be wrong. Northern Lazio, in between Rome and Florence, is an …

The new Museo del Novecento (20th century art) in Milan opened December 6 2010 and admission is free until February 28 2011. The combination free + new museum made me take a trip to Milan …

If one thinks of the words Christmas, Naples and traditions, the first things that come to mind are likely presepe (manger/crèche scenes)… closely followed by Christmas desserts such as the famous struffoli, roccoco’, mostaccioli, susamielli, …

This charming trip report by Rosemary Wilmot will be a help to anyone planning to spend the Holidays in Venice, or temptation for anyone planning to spend it elsewhere. Find info about the Christmas …