A Personal Guide to Travel and Life in Italy
This personal guide to travel and life in Italy is culled from over 20 years of experience living and working in Italy. Get the inside scoop on what it’s really like to live in Italy, my favorite places to go in Italy, my recommended hotels and restaurants in Italy and even the darker side of life in Italy and how to cope with its mind-numbing bureaucracy. I’ll cover lots of different topics from luxury to adventure travel in Italy, Italian politics, culinary travel in Italy, Italian language, customs and traditions, as well as how I personally became an expert on Italian furnace parts.
Weeds for Cheese – Bartering Caciocavallo In Sicily
Bartering with a farmer in Sicily brings us caciocavallo cheese in exchange for weeds.
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Sat, 15 May 2010
At Home in Italy – A Garden Tour in Modica Sicily
Take a tour of my walled garden in Modica Sicily, and enjoy the real world of spring.
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Walking & Hiking Tours in the Italian Dolomites-Discounts & Special Offers
Spectacular walking & hiking tours in the Dolomites just got more enticing with these special offers and discounts.
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Blooming Backaches-Tales from a Drought Resistant Garden in Sicily
The blooming thyme in my garden in Sicily is glorious right now, while more backaches are in store before I can get the latest drought resistant plants in place.
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The Mystery of The Black Well – Adventures in Tuscan Plumbing
Life in a Tuscan farmhouse is interrupted by a plumbing adventure, and the mystery of the black well unfolds.
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At the Food Market in Syracuse Sicily- A Favorite Italian Artichoke Recipe
Experience the artichoke moment, when huge bundles of artichokes are bargain priced at the outdoor food market in Syracuse Sicily, and learn how to cook them with one of our favorite Italian artichoke recipes.
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Dinner with Cashmere Goats in Tuscany – The Inside Story
Accepting an invitation to dinner on a cashmere goat farm in Tuscany can be an unusual experience in veterinary training.
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Traditional Stone Structures in Sicily – Mysterious Muragghi in Ragusa
In the countryside around Ragusa in Sicily, fields destined for cultivation were cleared of rocks. But what to do with the rocks? Traditional stone structures or the amazing and mysterious muragghi are the answer.
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Sunday Lunch in Italy – An Italian Family Tradition in Sicily
Sunday lunch in Italy has traditionally been a leisurely family affair, and if there is no one willing to cook at home, the next best thing is an agriturismo in Sicily for a huge farm lunch.
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Lavender in My Garden in Sicily – What’s Blooming in March
A variety of French Lavender flourishes in my garden in Sicily, and is already in full bloom in March.
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