Enjoying la dolce vita in Italy is easy for the Italians. They know just how their system works, what to do, where to go and how to go about things. 1. Behave like a good guest. Even if you speak a few words of Italian, rest assured, everyone will instantly know that you are not Italian. To travel well in Italy, you don’t need to desperately try to look and be Italian, it just means you should be yourself, as a good guest. Being a good guest means playing things by the … [Read more...]
Great Vacations To Napa Valley Can Be Found Online
By Dominic Ferrara When planning Napa Valley travel, you should understand the key areas that make up the majority of Napa Valley. Calistoga, St. Helena, Oakville/Rutherford, Yountville, and Napa are towns that offer winery tours, pleasant accommodations, and other activities that tourists can add to their Napa Valley travel itinerary. As Napa Valley is well known for its wine, adults will find plenty to do, but children may not be quite as thrilled. Calistoga became popular in the early … [Read more...]
Espresso – A Taste of Italy in Every Sip
By Michael Russell Traditionally served in a "demitasse" - a special cup with a capacity of 3 oz. - as a shot, espresso is a special drink: a mouthful of sensations and flavor. Espresso defines the very essence of coffee. Italians are proud of their tradition and do know what a good espresso means. When asked, they'll even define the true test of a perfect espresso: when you ad sugar to it, the sugar should remain at the surface of the cream for thirty seconds before sinking. Are … [Read more...]
San Luis Obispo County Wineries
Wet your appetite for a wine country vacation. The new Book 'San Luis Obispo County Wineries' featuring California's Best Wineries is a great resource. Author and Photographer Janet Penn Franks Captured the Charm and Splendor of Central Coast Wine Country in this already Best-selling Book. Hundreds of gorgeous, inspiring photos grace this first-of-the-series book, "San Luis Obispo County Wineries" which highlights the world-renown wineries of California's Central Coast. The lavishly … [Read more...]
The Wonderful Wines of Provence
The Wonderful Wines of ProvenceBy Peter Carnes Over half a century ago, Elizabeth David, the doyenne of British food writers, wrote somewhat disparagingly about the wine of Provence. "It was”, she wrote, “the kind of wine which it was wisest to drink out of a tumbler so that there was room for a large proportion of water"! She was talking specifically about the wines of the Luberon, but her opinion of Provençal wines in general was not much higher. "Most of them," she wrote, "are … [Read more...]
Great Vacations To Napa Valley Can Be Found Online
By Dominic Ferrara When planning Napa Valley travel, you should understand the key areas that make up the majority of Napa Valley. Calistoga, St. Helena, Oakville/Rutherford, Yountville, and Napa are towns that offer winery tours, pleasant accommodations, and other activities that tourists can add to their Napa Valley travel itinerary. As Napa Valley is well known for its wine, adults will find plenty to do, but children may not be quite as thrilled. Calistoga became popular in the early … [Read more...]
Looking for a Wine Tasting Tour? Sample the Wines of Provence in the French Riviera
By Cheryl Antier If you're planning to travel to the south of France in the near future, think about adding a trip to one of the vineyards of the 60 wine growers in the "Côtes de Provence" region to your vacation itinerary. A small, yet beautiful area, the Provence area of wines takes in the departments of the Var and part of the Bouches-du-Rhône. An indigo sky, azure sea and miles of white, sandy beaches welcome you to this place. Limestone cliffs and medieval villages give way to … [Read more...]
Some Favourite Restaurants in Provence – Part 2
By Peter Carnes Here is the Second Part of our personal (and highly subjective) guide to some of the best restaurants in Provence. You know, the more often I eat Provencal food, either at home or in the places described here, the more convinced I become that the cooking of Provence is the lightest, tastiest, most colorful, most elegant and above all <i>healthiest</i> food in the world. I've eaten in other parts of France - mostly in Paris, of course, and also in the Burgundy … [Read more...]
Some Favourite Restaurants in Provence – Part 1
By Peter Carnes There are, quite literally, thousands of restaurants in Provence! Over the past couple of decades we’ve tried to sample as many as humanly possible – but we are beginning to realize that we’ve hardly scraped the surface! Here are some brief notes on just a selection of the restaurants we have eaten in (and enjoyed!) over the last few years. Most of them are in the Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhone regions of Provence (our favorite stamping grounds), with just the … [Read more...]