One chilly January morning Tanya, Sveta and I and I were sitting at Sveta's
house, sipping coffee and staring at an old globe. After years of somewhat
quiet family life, having raised nine children between the three of us, we had
decided to have a girls’ night out.
Have you ever heard of deep fried pizza? I must honestly admit that despite my
interest in various types of food and culinary trends in different cultures, I
had never heard of it until I came to Milan. The whole idea of fried, filled
dough is, of course, nothing new:
Before my first trip to Italy, I read a lot of articles: how to order food, how
to be polite, and so on. From many textbooks and blogs I also learned that under
any circumstances, even if you are dying from thirst and hunger, you should
never ever order a
In late June, our family went to Florence. Midsummer heat had not covered the
city with a heavy hot and humid blanket yet, but we could feel it creeping
around the corner, coming soon. We spent a couple of nights in a hotel,
converted from an old residential building. In
When you hear the word "Parma", what comes to your mind first? Probably Parma
cotta, which is a kind of cooked ham, or Parmesan cheese. Who wouldn't know
this staple food item of all Italian restaurants? However, not so many people
know that the small town
Visitors from abroad rarely spend all their vacations in Italy in one town.
Italy is packed with historical and cultural attractions and it is quite
tempting to take a look at and visit at least a couple (oftentimes five or six)
places during one trip. One of my friends once
I recently went on a trip to Italy with my friends. The trip turned out to be
wonderful: not lacking in adventure (a lot of funny things happened to us), and
it also had some educational aspects (we learned a lot of interesting things
there). For one, we learned how
I like to travel. In fact, sometimes it comes to my mind that while traveling,
I feel somewhat more alive than when I am at home. (Not that I do not like my
home, I do!) Maybe it is an unpredictability that drives me into it. Or, maybe
my distant
