Now THIS is a tour that I would be happy to sign up for — An Insider’s Guide to the Best Shopping in Italy. I bet the savings from shopping the outlets and factories for your designer shoes, handbags and clothing would probably more than pay for the whole trip. (Although I wouldn’t necessarily use…
Ten days. Five cities. Three hands-on cooking classes. That’s what my friend, personal chef and marketing guru Tom Herndon is offering next May for a ten-day trip to Florence, Vinci, Siena, San Gimignano and Arezzo as he weaves two of his passions together –– a love for food and a love for Spirit –– to…
If you’re tired of paying tasting fees for Napa wineries and missed your chance to stomp grapes on the Finger Lakes Wine Road, here are some opportunities for food and wine travel: Vin Marottoli’s Tours for Wine Lovers of New Haven, Connecticut, announces its 2007 Wine Lovers trips to South America and Europe for enthusiasts…
Fellow blogger Jocelyn Milici alerted us about one of her most memorable meals ever. She also helped prepare it on a recent trip to Italy in a group cooking class at Apicius, the Culinary Institute of Florence. “With the chef supervising, ingredients prepped, and kitchen utensils at hand, we broke into smaller groups and worked…
I had the opportunity to discuss “Vroom With A View” with its Aussie author who now lives in London, Peter Moore. It’s a hilarious account of his round-trip from Milan to Rome ona ’61 Vespa which he affectionately names Sophia –– after the legendary Italian actress and inspiration for his trip. Below are a series…
For a limited time only, Oceania Cruises is offering free airfare, as well as two-for-one fares on some of its European voyages this Spring, including trips to Italy. These are two extraordinary, luxuriously appointed ships with expertly trained European staff to cater to only 684 passengers per cruise, the finest cuisine at sea and the…
If you saw the documentary, “Super Size Me,” you may never eat a Big Mac again. I certainly won’t. To combat the American habit of gorging on fat-filled fast food, Slow Food is an international movement which began in Paris in 1989. The first national association was founded in the the town of Bra, in…
For the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, it takes a global village of international fashion fushion to clothe the Olympic athletes. That’s because the U.S. team will wear hats with a French design made by a Canadian company. Reciprocally, Canada’s hockey team will wear uniforms that were designed south of the border in America. Want…
If you’re going to Turino for the Winter Olympics in a few weeks –– or even if you’re not –– the city of Asolo in the Italian Alps is an oasis amid the chaos. Populated since the Neolithic period and located north of Venice, it was a Roman Municipality in the 1st century B.C. Still…
It snowed one day last December when I was in Paris. It made our trip even more memorable. It melted a short while later and everyone continued with their day. This year, things are radically different. A heavy snow storm across northern and central Europe is causing major problems — from northern England to Italy…
A few blocks from the Colosseum, in the oldest part of Roma, is the Four-Star Hotel Ripa All Suites. Built in 1973, but boldly and minimalistically restyled by King Roselli Architetti in 1998, it’s one of the most innovative and best architectual expressions of Rome’s new international style. The suites here look quite sweet. As…
The prices in the Alps are falling faster than the snowflakes. This Best Buy via Luxury Link offers a great deal: $499 per night per package (a $376 savings) on a stay at a luxury Italian Alps resort from now through May 22, 2006. Situated on a glacier overlooking the Gran Paradiso National Park in…