After living in Italy for 7 years, I have been reflecting on my diet and what I eat daily. I don’t eat quite like an Italian, but I don’t eat quite like an American, either. Here’s some reflections I’ve had on how it’s changed since I moved here: Portion size In the US I was [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Discovering Italy'
How Italy has changed my diet in 7 years
June 3rd, 2010 · 28 Comments
Tags: Discovering Food · Discovering Italy · Food · Italy
Portofino, Italy: Hotels, Restaurants, Low Season – 5 Tips to Enjoy Your Trip
March 17th, 2010 · 17 Comments
Have you heard of Portofino? Portofino is a lovely little town on the Italian Riviera – just south of Genova – Genoa and with only 500 inhabitants. The bay, or rather cove surrounded by mountain/hills all around it makes it a very pretty setting for a day trip or even a romantic weekend. Here are [...]
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Visit Favignana Island in Sicily, Italy: A Day Trip on a Scooter
July 7th, 2009 · 16 Comments
I love Sicily, and it’s competing hard with Puglia to be my favorite region in Italy. This summer unfortunately I won’t be visiting Sicily, as I have the past two years, but I still have quite a few pictures to share. I already told you about our boat trip around Marettimo Island and the fisherman [...]
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Italian Weddings: Greeting the Bride and Groom with Rice, Pasta and Confetti
June 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
After the post on a Wedding in Tuscany, I promised to show you what happens when the bride and groom come out of the church. At the bottom of this post I’ve listed who won the Pocket Espresso to Go giveaway! Usually in an Italian wedding, all the guests wait outside until the couple comes [...]
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Rome from the Back of a Vintage Vespa Scooter
April 22nd, 2009 · 17 Comments
When I lived in Rome, I spent a lot of time on the back of a motorino, scooter. Mainly because I didn’t have a car, most people I knew didn’t have one, either, and those that had a form of transportation had a motorino. The lucky ones had a Vespa. So if you were getting [...]
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