In Italian, la passeggiata can be translated to an evening stroll, a common daily activity for Italians. Strolling over the…
In all the years I've been writing these reflections, I usually start writing way in advance to make sure I…
It only seems fitting that on the last year of 2013 that I write an update to my post-travel life.…
Another one to check off the list: Sicily. I have always dreamed of Sicily...there is something about the romanticism of…
I have been looking forward to this time of year for a long time! San Michele, the area where La…
Taormina After spending the morning swimming in Taormina, Giovanni, Lisa, and I went to explore the ancient greek theater of…
After a quick flight after dinner, Team La Distesa finally made it into Trapani, Sicily. The landing was the worst…
For Easter, Giulia and Giacomo made a sign and gave Lisa and I a special present: An olive tree for…
I've never really celebrated Easter aside from Easter egg hunting as a kid. My parents are buddhist so it wasn't…
There is no rest for the strong here! Once we completed pruning the vines, we moved straight onto digging up…
I haven't been quite up on my restaurant reviews in Italy since I've been so fortunate to be able to…
For lack of a better description, we’ve dubbed Valeria’s recent breads as “Wine Bread”. We call it wine bread because…
It's funny how you can build things up in your head sometime. It's coming, it's coming, this thing that you've…
Experiencing my second wine festival was for lack of better words: great. Having Jordan around gave me a chance to…
This year's harvest was much different than last year's. With a hot summer, we began the harvest much earlier this…
We stopped by this little town for some exploration, happy hour, and lunch before heading for an incredible hike to…
Now that I am all caught up on my London tours, I can finally breath and focus on writing something…
Corrado and Valeria turned 40 this year. Valeria turns 40 in October, but they decided to celebrate together this year.…
After 10 days on the coast, it was off to Milan for a couple days! After a brief welcome home…