Way back in December, while driving around Gargano, Puglia, and after we made a stop in Ischitella to pick up those delicious Marzipan fruit, we stopped in on some of S’ relatives, naturally unannounced. And what a sight I beheld! His cousin was busy at work, making an army of orecchiette all by herself. Orecchiette, [...]

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Do I really need to tell you where I spent the weekend? My friends found round-trip plane tickets for 20 euros, but if you’re not leaving from Milano Linate (and are leaving from Bergamo or Malpensa), you spend more time on shuttles/taxis getting to/from the airport and checking-in than just taking good ol’Trenitalia. Rome is [...]

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A quick day trip from Milan, Bergamo is an interesting city that is cleanly divided into two parts: Bergamo Alta and the newer, more modern Bergamo. Bergamo Alta sits back on a hill, overlooking the bustling city center below. Bergamo Alta can be reached easily by taking a short funicolare ride up to the upper [...]

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If you’re reading this, I’m already on a plane to India. After a brief stop in Zurich, we’ll be arriving in Mumbai (old name: Bombay) to spend time with some good friends and take part in a wedding. First I want to encourage you to donate to the Menu for Hope – I’ve introduced it, [...]

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Since we’re going to India over the Christmas break, we decided to go visit S’ family since we have spent the past 3 years with them. This time we made a special trip deep into the National Park Gargano. S’ father was born in Ischitella, a small town with less than 5,000 people in it [...]

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