Below you'll find a list of all posts from November, 2007
I’m reading a wonderful new book called The Lost Ravioli Recipies of Hoboken. The author Laura Schenone, a friend of a writer friend, actually called me a few years back as she was working on the book. She was looking for travel tips for her trip to Liguria where she planned to research the origin of her great grandmother’s famous …
Naples is famous for its Christmas Nativity Scenes (presepi).
Visit the street where artisans create traditional Nativity figures as
well as those of famous people, such as Barack Obama.
There’s an advantage to being your own boss and one of them is the executive decision to watch Oprah, when possible, at 4 p.m. each weekday. That’s my coffee break. Today she presented “Oprah’s Favorite Things” – the episode people wait for all year with her recommendations for gift giving. It got me thinking about my favorite things. Cinema Paradiso: …
So which is it? I’m working on a special report on Abruzzo – Italy’s mountainous region bordering the Adriatic. Yet so many people call it Abruzzi. Why? In the Middle Ages the region was called Abruzzo, from the Latin Aprutium. Later, the region was divided into three areas, Abruzzo Citeriore, Abruzzo Ulteriore I and Abruzzo Ulteriore II. So if you’ve …
Did you know that star ratings at Italian hotels are awarded by the government? They can sometimes be tricky to understand. Here are some tips for juding hotel ratings- 4-star or 5-star hotels must have personnel that speak at least two languages. They must provide breakfast areas and have elevators. (2- and 3-star hotels must have elevators above the 2nd …
Don’t Go: The last Sunday of the month when admission is free. Truly everyone and their mother will be in line with you. Do Go: Wednesday morning when other visitors will be in St. Peter’s Square for the Pope’s weekly blessing. (He blesses the crowd from his apartment window at 11 a.m.)
While its hard to leave Italy, images and photos are the next best things to preserving the magic of this place. Artist Allison Cross has shared her drawings and photos in the Christmas cards and note cards and prints she has produced for Dream of Italy. Now we introduce photographer Nancy Robinson who uses both black and white and color …
There are few things more pleasurable than freshly baked bread. Perhaps freshly baked bread dipped in Tuscan olive oil? How about learning to bake your own fresh Italian bread in Tuscany?!? That’s what you can do at the Artisanal Bread School based at the La Macchia estate in the Tuscan village of Mercatale di Cortona. Classes are held in …
Interested in learning more about the enchanting and alluring island of Sicily? Sign up for Dream of Italy’s twice monthly free e-mail updates on travel to Italy and automatically receive a FREE copy of Dream of Italy’s Special Report: Sicily ($12 value). Our report covers everything from the hustle and bustle of Palermo to Sicily’s volcanic Aeolian Islands. Find out …
Here’s how to escape the city of Palermo for small sips of relaxation and discovery in some of Sicily’s smaller towns.!
