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Create World Tolerance by Staying at a Hostel
Hostelling International USA (HI USA) Offers Much More than a Cheap Bed Written for Hostelling International USA “I didn’t know hostels existed in the U.S. until after I stayed in them in Europe.” Cheryl-Anne Boccadoro says as we settle onto the bench of a picnic table on a bluff over the sparkling Pacific Ocean. I’m attending a Gardening for Peace event put on by the
Read MoreThe Best Gelato in Lecce
What's your biggest weakness when you go to Italy? I bet it's gelato. Travelers often have joked to me that their favorite "meals" in Italy have been gelato. When I rented an apartment by myself for 3 weeks in Lecce (region of Puglia, Italy's "heel") this past spring, I didn't have anyone showing me around the city and suggesting the best gelato near me. Before I looked any
Read MoreThree Restaurant Recommendations in Florence
Note: This post goes back to 2016. Its contents are still valid but for my latest restaurant recommendations, go to my Substack. I offer my curated and updated lists to subscribers there, along with lots of other info about travel to, and moving to, Italy. Del Fagioli Corso dei Tintori, 47rOpen Mon-Sun for lunch and dinner.Closed Saturdays and
Read MoreGutsy Expat Life on Sardinia
I am pleased to add this interview to my Taking the Plunge series Here is Jennifer Avventura, a Canadian Freelance writer who lives on Sardinia: The life of an expat is never easy. Moving to a new country, maybe learning a new language and generally starting a new job are stressful factors for anyone beginning new. I’ve been an expat for sixteen years and in four
Read MoreThe Best Way to Get Your Wine in Italy
Join me for fun in a wine shop in Puglia and learn about the tradition of vino sfuso Vino Sfuso used to the be common way for Italians to get their wine. They would arrive at a nearby winery with their demijohns and fill them with "loose wine." This tradition is not so robust anymore in many regions where people now opt to to get their wine at the supermarket. Many mom-and-pop
Read MoreThe Monti Sibillini: Italy’s Secret Corner
As much as I love Italy's fantastic "big three" cities, of Rome, Florence, and Venice, sometimes I have to get off the tourist track and go to a remote corner of Italy with gorgeous scenery where local life reigns and tourists are few. This I did in June when I went to the Monti Sibillini-- a place that feels like Italy's secret corner. The Monti Sibillini are mountains
Read MoreLecce, the Baroque City in Photographs
All Photos by Chandi Wyant
Read MoreSouthern Italy’s mulberries
If you're in southern Italy you will hopefully encounter mulberries, on trees and in granita! The Italian word for mulberry is gelso. One morning in Puglia as I was talking a walk, I came upon a huge White Mulberry tree. I chatted with the local men who were feasting on the fruit. They told me the tree is over a hundred years old. White Mulberries are a super food, so I
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Read MoreThird Wave Coffee in Florence
What is "Third Wave Coffee"? Third Wave Coffee is a focus on sustainability instead of mass-production. It's about having a consciousness about each step in the production chain: farmer, importer, roaster, barista, and consumer. As part of the third wave philosophy, the owner of the coffee shop visits the coffee farmers in places like South American, and
Read MoreSee the Grenadines by Sailboat
This originally appeared in the Huffington Post The sailing course “Those are Cumulonimbus clouds. A squall is coming. In a second the wind can go to 30 knots.” Captain Alessandro says with a tad bit of urgency in his voice. “We are going to heave to and you guys need to put a reef in the sail.” Heave to? My mind races through the jumble of sail terms I’ve
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