When we used to live in the United States, we’d drive around during the holidays looking at the various neighborhoods all lit up with Christmas lights. Living in Italy, the presepi (Italian for nativity) are found all over but a festive holiday light display is hard to come by. That’s why Tim and I made […]
Our Favorite Christmas Markets of the Veneto
The Veneto region is home to one of Italy’s most famous cities, Venice. Venice is beautiful any time of the year but there is just something magical about venturing out in the Veneto region to villages framed by the snowy Dolomites. Here are three of our favorite Christmas Markets of the Veneto: Cortina d’Ampezzo Twenty […]
The Traveler’s Guide to Short Breaks
Not everyone can travel full time. It may seem like it and some months it certainly feels like it, but we don’t travel full time. We both hold full time jobs; Tim has 30 vacation days per year plus government holidays and I have 5 weeks plus 11 company holidays. We’d love to be able […]
Guide to Planning a Ceramic Shopping Trip to Nove, Italy
Visitors from all over the world come to Nove, Italy to shop in the more than 100 ceramics stores in the tiny town. Known from some of the best handcrafted ceramics in all of Italy, you can find the works in many US stores such as Williams-Sonoma, Tiffany’s, Lenox, and Macy’s. But a visit to […]
A Day at the Augustus Gardens and Carthusian Monastery of Capri
If you’re not spending several days on Capri hiking around it like us, you can still get an amazing panorama of the Faraglioni on your day trip. Close the center of Capri are the Augustus Gardens, comprised of a series of flower decked terraces overlooking the Faraglioni rising from the blue Tyrrhenian Sea to the left […]
Hiking Capri
As often happens on our travels, we randomly come across something, look at each other and say “Why not?” Unbeknownst to most tourists (and to us) to the isle of Capri are the network of hiking trails on the island. Completely unprepared for hiking Capri, we sort of stumbled upon one of the footpaths and […]
Parco Natura Viva: Verona Wild Animal Park
I absolutely love all animals. When I was a kid, my dad worked with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and we fostered a variety of animals from fawns to rabbits and even a raccoon that became my childhood best friend. And when we weren’t fostering animals that needed care before being released back into the wild, […]
Eat, Drink, and Climb the Castle Tower in Soave
If you’ve ever driven the A4 motorway between Venice and Verona, the sight of a castle dominating the view with its’ Medieval walls cascading down the hillside and enveloping the village below beckons you to stop for a visit. After passing by for the umpteenth time, we finally decided to discover what the little town […]
I Learned to Row a Venetian Gondola…And You Can Too!
Ah, the romantic visions of Venetian gondoliers in black and white stripes rowing couples snuggled up together beneath the bridges of Venice. That vision is probably the most iconic image of the city built on water. But have you ever wondered what it is like to actually stand up on the back of gondola and […]
Carpigiani Gelato University: An Education in the Art of Gelato
Forget Underwater Basket-weaving 101. There’s a new fun class in town and you even get to eat your homework! The Carpigiani Gelato University is an entire school dedicated to the art and traditional production of gelato in the Emilia Romagna region. And I’m now a proud graduate! No, I’m not giving up traveling the world […]
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