Deciphering the restaurant lingo while traveling in Italy can be confusing therefore, I'll try to help make some of the terms less confusing: Meals in Italy are a little different than in other countries, especially the US. Breakfast is usually a quick espresso and a croissant, lunch is often the main meal of the day and most places are closed from lunch till dinner. Dinner
As the year winds down, and I think we'd all like to forget 2020, I wonder where travel will take us in the coming years and what it will look like? In the meantime, we can dream, plan and figure out if our bucket list destinations are really still on our to-do lists? We all really need to appreciate the people we meet on our
Figs love the Mediterranean climate in Italy. You can find these yummy fruits in family gardens all over Italy ripening from September - October. Depending on the variety they are available from summer thru fall. They date back all the way to ancient times. They are even mentioned in the Bible. In ancient Rome, the fig was deemed sacred and it was thought to be
