I had the good fortune to run across a show on the National Geographic channel, two weeks before my recent trip to Italy, that featured the newest Italian train. This train is fast, stylish, and modern; so much so that they christened it with an appropriate masculine name: Italo. Italo had me at “ciao!”, so I immediately booked any routes that I could through the website.
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Eat Well in Italy
To eat well in Italy there are guidelines you should know. I have heard it said that you can’t get a bad meal in Italy – not true! While most good meals in Italy are better than any great meal anywhere else, you have to know a few things in order to avoid disappointment by picking a bad restaurant or the wrong thing on the menu. Many was the time that I was at a restaurant in Italy with American friends and they were ambivalent about what they had eaten and envious of my order mostly through their own fault for not listening to my suggestions. (If there’s anything I know, it’s what to eat. Do not second-guess me on this subject.) So even though I probably won’t be with you at your next Italian – and I mean Italian in Italy – meal, try to remember these simple rules: Continue reading Eat Well in Italy
Lake Como
Dear George,
I’m sorry you weren’t home the last time I visited Lake Como. I know I should have timed my trip better, but we we decided to stay an extra day in Freiburg, and you know how rarely I get to Germany! It’s funny how this was my second trip to the lago, yet the three Italians I was traveling with had never been, and I, once again, had to act as tour guide. Romans! Continue reading Lake Como
Christmas in Italy
Christmas in Italy is a wonderful time to visit for many reasons, but don’t expect that you will have the whole place to yourself. Au contraire! You’re not the only one who would rather travel than go through the trouble of decking your own halls but the experience far outweighs any little inconveniences you may encounter, be they crowded airports, crowded piazzas and museums, or the cold weather.
Christmas Decorations
I know you’ve heard it before, but Italians just have a flair for style which is usually understated and never overbearing. In big cities and small towns lights are strung across the streets, evergreen garlands are draped over doorways, and the churches are adorned with poinsettias.
