Attending a Home Food Dinner in Milan
Attending a Home Food Dinner in Milan
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A few notes about registering for a Home Food event:
Italians who want to join the organization have to pay an annual fee, but foreigners need only pay for a month at a time, and it’s extremely inexpensive – at the moment it’s
An Italian Food Gift Any Italophile Would Love
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Piazza Navona in Rome
Of all the piazzas in Rome, Piazza Navona is one of the most popular for both tourists and residents. The first thing that you’ll notice when you enter this oblong piazza is its odd shape. Rather than a big angular shape with a big church or governme
Moleskine City Notebooks for Italy
More and more travelers are abandoning traditional guidebooks in favor of online research these days, and while I’m a huge fan of the internet I still like to have a good old-fashioned paper tome on whatever place I’m about to visit. I always s
Palatine Hill in Rome
Rome was built on seven hills, and the Palatine Hill is the central hill as well as the site for one of the oldest parts of the city. It is in a cave here that (legend says) Romulus and Remus were suckled by the famous she-wolf – Romulus being the on
My Favorite Italy City Maps
When I travel, I try as hard as humanly possible to not stand out like a tourist. I’m well aware that I’m usually instantly recognizable as an outsider, but if I can pass for at least semi-local-looking some of the time, that makes me happy. To
Sailing & Hiking Tour of Sardinia
Italy isn’t a big country, but most tourists spend their time in a pretty small part of it. To get really off the beaten path in Italy, you may need to get off the mainland and explore the rugged back country on the island of Sardinia. But if touring
Ghiberti “Gates of Paradise” in New York and Seattle in 2008
If you’re one of the many people in the United States who would love to travel to Italy in 2008 but can’t quite spare the cash – especially given the abysmal exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the euro – then one option you s
Ryanair in Italy – No Milan, Yes Pisa
You may recall that the European budget airline giant Ryanair had offered a proposal to Milan’s Malpensa airport back in September, saying that it would add Milan to the list of Ryanair airports served and expand services quite a bit over the next fe
January Sales Begin in Italy
January might not be the hottest month in Italy weather-wise, but it’s one of the hottest months in terms of shopping. Unlike in the U.S., Italy has two national sales periods each year – in January and July – when every store has massive
Naples is Drowning in Garbage – Again
When I first read about the trash problem in Naples last Spring, I figured it was a short-term problem. I mean, who could live in a city where they kept having piles of garbage flooding the streets? Well, apparently the people in Naples can. Or, more to th
Rome City Map Features Sights and Accommodation
When you’re hunting for a place to stay in a city you don’t know very well, reading the hotel’s or hostel’s promotional information can be a bit confusing. What does “walking distance to the Colosseum” mean, anyway? I me
Sicily Makes Top 10 Destinations List for 2008
For anyone who thinks that Italy is over-traveled and you can’t find any place in the boot-shaped country that hasn’t been covered extensively by Lonely Planet or Rick Steves, think again. Much of Southern Italy is as-yet undiscovered by the to
30 Days (more or less) in Italy
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be spending just over a month in Italy, starting at the end of February. The husband will continue his job-hunting, and I’ll be traveling around taking pictures and gathering tidbits of information to shar
What to Do in Florence
The cradle of the Renaissance, Florence attracts countless visitors all year round. There are, clearly, things that everyone wants to see when they visit. These are likely to be the same things you’ve got on your list, too, so the first thing to rea
Italy to Hold Elections in April
Maybe you’re reading this from someplace in the United States, and you’re overwhelmed enough with the upcoming US election – but I’m here to tell you that you’re not the only one with an election looming. Most of the news comi
Creepy Wax Bodies at “La Specola”
In Florence’s Oltrarno neighborhood, probably the biggest attractions are centered around the Pitti Palace, the former residence of the ruling Medici family. But for something a little less stately (but no less historical), you might want to take a p
Gourmet Magazine Giving Away Free Trip to Italy
I’m sitting at the airport killing time before my flight to Italy this afternoon, and as I was cleaning out my email inbox I found something I thought I’d share with y’all. It had the words “Italy” and “free trip”
First Italy Logue Photo Contest
The Italy Logue has been up and running now for just over a year, so I think it’s time to celebrate with our first Italy Logue contest. This one is going to be simple, so you should all enter it. Really.
First Italy Logue Photo Contest
Yes, folks, it
The Keys to an Apartment in Italy
Well, the husband and I finally got to move into our apartment yesterday – we’re renting a furnished apartment from an agency in Milan, and thankfully the place matches the photographs exactly. Between those pictures and doing a little neighbor
