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Tue, 22 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [129]
Today I have a tummy bug. Trip to the chemist required and restricted diet. Oh dear! Maybe the water? I will drink only boiled water from now on.
Mon, 21 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [126]
This was our worst day weatherwise. We took a ferry in the rain and mist to Bellagio, a touristy village at the tip of the peninsular protruding into Lake Como, which forms the lake into its characteristic upside down Y shape. The lake became quite choppy ... Read more >
Sun, 20 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [137]
Today we took the opportunity to relax at the villa, enjoy the fairytale position and views, and explore the village, having waved off Alan, Chris, Sue and Graham from the balcony as they caught the ferry for a day at Villa Carlotta.
Sat, 19 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [274]
We are now at our Villa in Argegno Italy which has fabulous views of the lake from just about every window and door. Weather is warm but overcast, with a little rain and thunder.
In London before we left, Ed had spent the day in casualty with breathing ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Jul 2014 | By elena_valeriote | Photo Gallery
My experience as a Food Explorer on the Passport & Plate journey to Cinque Terre.
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Tue, 1 Jul 2014 | By tremendoustri | Views [906]
14-hour flight really sucked the life out of me! Still, that little piece of Michael Bublé did brighten up my mood (thank you Alitalia), and as soon as I felt the warm afternoon sun tenderly caressing my skin for the very first time, I was ... Read more >
Tags: emilia-romagna, first time, passport & plate: italy 2014
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 | By writing_the_world | Views [3340]
An Introduction to Langhe e Roero I had originally planned to write every day during my stay in Langhe and Roero, a heavenly corner of Piedmont in northern Italy. I pictured myself sitting on a little balcony somewhere, typing up the events of the ... Read more >
Tags: italy, langa, langhe, passort & plate, passport and plate, roero, travel, wanderlust, world nomads scholarship
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 | By writing_the_world | Views [1489] | Comments [1]
Photo credit: Carl Pendle
What if I traveled, not to experience something foreign, but to discover a destination where I truly felt at home?
What if there is a place – my kind of place – where kisses come in twos, courses ... Read more >
Tags: beautiful, italy, langhe, piedmont, piemonte, poem, poetry
Sun, 8 Jun 2014 | By writing_the_world | Views [2381]
Nothing quite induces simultaneous appreciation and dejectedness like the last day of a holiday. I was just getting the hang of sleeping in when – for the first time since arriving in Alba – my alarm woke me up. Monforte was waiting. Pietro ... Read more >
Tags: italy, langhe, passport & plate, piedmont, piemonte, roero, sharing, thoughts, travel, world nomads
Sun, 8 Jun 2014 | By elena_valeriote | Views [1525]
The most perfect week of my life has come to a close and there’s a train ticket on my table with tomorrow’s date on it. I’m telling myself to get excited for Parma, my next travel destination and the beginning of my first ever ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, tourism, wine
Sat, 7 Jun 2014 | By writing_the_world | Views [3017]
According to the Bible, the seventh day is supposedly the holy day of rest. I’ve never been religious which is just as well as we had a full itinerary to get through. It started in Grinzane Cavour, where we briefly checked out national monument, ... Read more >
Tags: cooking, food, italy, langhe, passport & plate, piedmont, piemonte, roero, travel, world nomads
Sat, 7 Jun 2014 | By elena_valeriote | Views [942]
I’d been gazing at the beautiful terraced vineyards across from my hotel balcony all week, so when I woke up this morning to a wonderfully wide open blank on the schedule, I took my opportunity to go for a hike. After climbing the countless, ... Read more >
Tags: cook, hike, swim
Fri, 6 Jun 2014 | By writing_the_world | Views [3088]
One of the things I love most about Langhe e Roero is that passionate people power it. Small producers know how to work the land, and do so with love and determination. Anna Adami is one such woman, rising early at her sheep farm, Cascina Raflazz in ... Read more >
Tags: cooking, food, italy, langhe, passport & plate, piedmont, piemonte, roero, travel, world nomads
Fri, 6 Jun 2014 | By elena_valeriote | Views [1052]
At 5:00 this morning another of my culinary dreams came true – I baked my first real focaccia. Though it was still dark out and I hadn’t quite yet rubbed the sleep from my eyes, the sight of several loaves baking already assured me that there ... Read more >
Tags: baking, bread, cookies, kitchen
Thu, 5 Jun 2014 | By writing_the_world | Views [3119]
This day was a good day for many reasons, the first being I now know what I’m going to call my daughter when the prospect of having children no longer terrifies me. Gaia. It’s nice, no? The Gaia we met first thing in the morning was nice ... Read more >
Tags: cooking, food, italy, langhe, passport & plate, piedmont, piemonte, roero, travel, world nomads
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