The Efficiency Trap: Are We Traveling to See More or Feel More?
As a travel blogger, constantly reading about new destinations, and obsessively researching places I may or may not visit, there’s one thing I keep noticing: the one word that keeps popping up, like an overenthusiastic tour guide
It all began with the rain. Not the timid, apologetic drizzle that merely dampens your spirits, but a fierce, theatrical downpour—an unbroken curtain of water hurled down from leaden, low-hanging clouds that seemed to smother any hope of a break in the heavens. Naturally, it had to happen on
October in Liguria: Where Seasons Collide
October in Liguria feels like a month in limbo—a bittersweet transition where sultry summer heat gives way to the damp, blustery embrace of seaside winter. Each day feels like a roll of the dice: one moment it’s warm and summery, the next,
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
