Memories of Christmas traditions in Italy from an American living in Rome When I’m shopping in Seattle in mid-October and the red poinsettias in their foil-covered pots are already on ... Read more
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Colorful Provence, France (Southern France Favorite)
Oh so colorful Provence, France, I’m talking to you! There is a very serious peril traveling to certain places. The colors of Provence constantly make a play for my attention. ... Read more
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Volpetti, a Roman Temple of Gastronomy
The food in Rome is a slice of this, that and heaven Rome has St. Peters, the Vatican Museums and the Borghese Gallery. But it also has that temple of ... Read more
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Visiting Venice and Venetian Dreams
Visiting Venice: old friends reunite to experience a favorite city’s sights, sounds and flavors side by side My friend Elizabeth flew into Venice from Paris for our reunion. We hadn’t ... Read more
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Visiting Israel | Climb Masada at Dawn
Visiting Israel and climbing Masada The light from our Bedouin guide’s fire is burning low and I can hear the gurgling sound of his hookah in the darkness. My ... Read more
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Travel Moments in Seville
My first visit to the city of Seville was not as a tourist, but as a resident of a nearby town. As a twenty year old Spanish student at a UK university, I was required to spend a year in Spain or South America, fine-tuning my language skills. I applied…
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A Tapas Tour of Seville
Thanks to the recent global popularity of tapas, foreign conceptions of Spanish cuisine are no longer restricted to that oh-so-famous Valencian rice dish, paella. But where does this custom of eating mini morsels stem from?
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The World of Wine in Mendoza, Argentina
Raise your glass to Mendoza, one of the world’s great wine capitals After living for several years in Mendoza, Argentina, I am still enamored with the periwinkle and fuchsia mornings ... Read more
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Beach Hopping in Sardinia
A visit to Cala Gonone, Sardinia If anyone would have told me a few years ago that I’d be taking a trip to Sardinia (Sardegna), I’d surely have laughed at them ... Read more