Italy

Marsala, Italy

After a quick flight after dinner, Team La Distesa finally made it into Trapani, Sicily. The landing was the worst…

12 years ago

A Gift to Share and Grow

For Easter, Giulia and Giacomo made a sign and gave Lisa and I a special present: An olive tree for…

12 years ago

Italian Easter = American Thanksgiving

I've never really celebrated Easter aside from Easter egg hunting as a kid. My parents are buddhist so it wasn't…

12 years ago

Beautiful Moments one Sunday Evening

Right before I embarked on my England/Thailand/India expedition, I was fortunate enough to discover Maiale Volante. One of the things…

13 years ago

Planting New Vines

There is no rest for the strong here! Once we completed pruning the vines, we moved straight onto digging up…

13 years ago

Winter in Italia

Brr. It is flat out cold here these days. Ironically enough, it seemed warmer in the Himalayas than it has…

13 years ago

Being a Loner or a Lover – Pros and Cons of Independent Travel

Everyone says traveling alone is hard, especially for women. So I decided I needed to keep a running list of this stuff…

13 years ago

Venice, Italy

To be completely honest Venice was not high on my list of places to visit in Italy. After going to…

13 years ago

Last week in Italy

In true Sandy fashion, the week before I leave Italy is one giant whirlwind. Italy has a strange way of…

13 years ago

Review: Maiale Volante…(The Flying Pig)

I haven't been quite up on my restaurant reviews in Italy since I've been so fortunate to be able to…

13 years ago