I am taking a Masters course and for the life of me I still cannot get over the wretched name “Storia e Cultura delle Tradizioni Gastronomiche” – History and Culture of Gastronomic Traditions. Sounds properly academic and Julia Childs-esque, but it’s that gastro part that disturbs me….
Morocco is like the original hippy colony. Hippies but with thousands of years of tradition and culture and religion. Everything is done in accordance with tradition and culture; slowly, rehearsed daily, without questioning why or how.
Holidays spent in Puglia are synonymous with sea, sun, and endless entertainment. A seaside vacation in Italy? This is the place. But it is also where many Italians stay for August so it’s best to book early, stay longer, and sip slowly.
Marrakech is the top destination this summer but that doesn’t mean you have to feel it. In an interview with a local, here are the top places not to miss in the red city. Piazza Jama’a El-Fnaa; Kutubiya Mosque; Sa’Didi tomb; Bahia Palace; Medersa Ben Youssef;
We are inundated with tomatoes. After planting 3 different kinds I still can’t believe how many sweet and tasty pomodori we have!
Four hundred years after the artist’s death, the much-anticipated Caravaggio exhibit will be open at the Scuderie del Quirinale from February 20 through June 13 and if you are in Rome tonight, the museum will be open all night, and for free!
Moroccan décor and riads were more or less closed books to designers, writers, artists and gourmets until the country came under French influence in the late 19th century.
A beautiful idealic town in the province of Caserta- where Spartacus was trained at the Gladiator school (ludus) here in what was then known as Capua.
