Budapest It was with mixed emotions that we boarded the Wizz Air flight to Budapest, Hungary from our beloved Italy. A month had flown by and there are still many untold stories for future posts. An hour and a half out of Milan and we were in Budapest, searching for our shuttle driver, in a […]
Borgo Garibaldi – a pictorial
Borgo Garibaldi We rented an apartment at Cà Borgo Vecchio in Borgo Garibaldi, it made for a comfortable base from where to explore the area. Borgo Garibaldi is a suburb of Brusasco in the Piedmont region of Italy. The Borgo is small and consists of a castle, and a few buildings built around the church, […]
Reverse Wedding Crash
Borgo Garibaldi Tucked away in our quiet apartment in Borgo Garibaldi. We were quite relaxed and comfortable. The owner mentioned to us that the agriturismo that runs the palazzo next door also has a restaurant, only open on the weekends. “You should make a reservation”, she said, “but I think they are catering a wedding […]
The Best Bakery in Italy – Forno F. Casali
Lucca Lucca is a lovely little-walled city about an hour and a half drive from Florence. We were lucky to have visited frequently last year when we were based only ten minutes away in Massarosa. This trip we were based in Barga for the week, with Lucca just over a half hour away, and even […]
Return To Barga – PORK TENDERLOIN WITH A BALSAMIC SAUCE
Barga We visited Barga last year with only enough time for a couple of hours of exploration but that was enough to ensure our return. There is something about this little walled village sitting on a hill looking out over the Serchio Valley that wants you to slow down, breath and stay a while. The […]
Dario Cecchini, The Dante Quoting Butcher
Dario Cecchini Panzano is a tiny village in the middle of the rolling hills of central Tuscany. There’s nothing too exciting here except for one very unique butcher shop and its accompanying restaurants.Cecchini is run by the now infamous Dante quoting butcher Dario Cecchini, a giant of a man with hands like baseball gloves and […]
Base Camp Rimini: 3 easy day-trips
Day-trips Rimini is the perfect base camp for many day-trips. Whether you are staying in the town centre or near the beach, the train and bus station are a short city bus or walk away. You can leave in the morning and be back by dinner time to enjoy seafood on the beach. Here are […]
Nice Legs! a visit to a Prosciutto di Parma factory
Ristorante Cocchi Just as we finished up our delicious lunch at Ristorante Cocchi, which included fried zucchini blossoms filled with vegetables mozzarella and sardines and braised stuffed veal breast, our guide for the afternoon, Mirca, arrived to whisk us away to the Parma hillside. San Pietro Prosciutteria Nestled in its own microclimate where the dry […]