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How much we like Food Tours, you already know it! We like to experience them around Europe (Sofia in the east and Barcelona in the west, to name two), in the USA, Mexico and even South America. In a fun Milanese weekend I tried to find a Food Tour to …
I have been asked to suggest an alternative destination for holidays in Piedmont. A destination that is not the big city full of museums and monuments, but a place of calm, relaxation and nature, where you can recharge your batteries: here I am then to suggest the Roero as a …
Tomorrow, the 25th of January 2020, the Chinese all over the world celebrate the chinese new year according to the traditions and ancient customs.This discussion brings to mind the Chinese New Year of 2011, which I happen to celebrate in Singapore. Singapore is, in my opinion, one of the most …
Planning a trip to Italy you might not think about Turin (or better Torino) among the cities you would put in your list.Very wrong! Turin has been the first capital city of Italy and it has been the site of Savoia Kings: this means nice buildings, a lot of history …
South Africa is a country that in some ways is still little known and when we decided to leave many people asked us “wow how nice, but isn’t it dangerous?!?”. Now that we have been there we can tell you that it is a fantastic country and that, with due …
The Abbey of Fruttuaria is located in San Benigno Canavese, in the Canavese area, in the northern part of Turin, towards the Aosta Valley. The Abbey of Fruttuaria, founded around the year 1000 by Guglielmo da Volpiano, can easily be compared to that one of Cluny. Why doing this comparison? …
Since Paola came back from her Food Tour done in Los Angeles with such a great enthusiasm, we have included this kind of experience among the things to do when we visit a city. And not only because we are a sweet tooth but because food is always the basis …
When we planned the trip to Provence, one of the destinations that I wanted to earnestly visit was Marseille. For a long time I thought of going there; it already inspired me when, as a teenager, I went to Provence every year with my parents. My mother spent the holidays …
The medieval atmosphere that reigns in the Old City of Krakow – UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978 -, the Royal Wawel Castle on the top of a hill from which to enjoy an incredible spectacle (if you manage to get out of the Castle unscathed through the Dragon Grotto…), …
Bordeaux and its surroundings are a perfect place to spend a long weekend, perhaps going outside the city borders to visit the medieval village of Saint Emilion, surrounded by the Bordelais vineyards, or go to the sea, to climb the Dune du Pilat, the higher sand dune in Europe. Bordeaux, …
