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Go. In 2009, I was in Naples for just a 45-minute taxi ride, from the train station to the marina, catching a boat to the Island of Ischia. Not nearly enough time! This time, FIVE NIGHTS in Naples,...

Matera, a Marvelous Rabbit Warren of Stone

Sep 21, 2024 | Blog, Featured Articles, Incredible Locations, Italy, Matera

Matera, Basilicata, at the “instep” of the “the boot” of Italy. It’s been on my list for several years since I saw an article and my jaw dropped. Now, having visited, I’m still agog and without...

Puglia to Basilicata

Sep 19, 2024 | Basilicata, Blog, Featured Articles, Incredible Locations, Italy, Puglia - Apulia

We left Puglia (Apulia in English) and headed to our next destination in the region of Basilicata: Matera. We stopped to see a couple of castles, in Barletta and Andria, (there are castles at every...

Twinkling Toes in the Ionian Sea

Sep 19, 2024 | Blog, Food!, Incredible Locations, Italy, Lecce, Polignano a Mare, Puglia - Apulia, Santa Maria di Leuca

For my birthday several days ago, I REALLY, REALLY wanted to dip my toes into the Ionian Sea at the tippy tippy tip of the “heel of the boot” of Italy. That meant driving from Bari, south along the...

Bari, Puglia, in the Heel of the Boot

Sep 17, 2024 | Bari, Blog, Incredible Locations, Italy, Puglia - Apulia

This is a southern Italy tour for me, to include the regions of Puglia (Bari, Polignano a Mare, Santa Maria di Leuca, Barletta, Cerignola), Basilicata (Matera), Campania (Napoli). Sardegna will...

Home again in Italia!

Sep 12, 2024 | Apartment, Blog, Featured Articles, Food!, Italy, Milano - Milan

Flying into Milano yesterday evening, (after a very long day of cancelled and delayed flights) I felt emotional and got a little teary-eyed. This is my seventeenth year of making this journey, coming back for a month or more to see friends, visit new and treasured places, and eat some of my favorite dishes as well as venture untried regional specialities.