Italians love their Gelato. I mean seriously love it. There’s generally a rule here. Dont walk around any town with food or drinks. That’s a big no no and gives away […]

We have decided to leave Orvieto a day early. Not because we don’t like it here. The reality is that’s it’s a small town, and three days is probably good, let […]

We just went through the Galleria dell’Academia and saw what is the finest sculpture ever, Michelangelo’s David And since the only thing we’ve had today is coffee and gelato we need […]

One thing a lot of tourists do in Florence is hit the Mercato Centrale. The lower floor is a public market, catering to both locals and tourists alike. If you have […]

We are in Florence. What a beautiful place. Well compared to Rome anyways. The history in Rome blew me away. To stand in the Pantheon a building nearly 2000 years old […]

Considering we are in Italy we had dinner very early tonight. Done by 6. It’s way to early to call it a day. We don’t need to do any more shopping. […]

Claude tells me that Mamma Angela’s is a warm, family run spot with homey food at great value served to you by friendly staff, so good that some diners say they […]

Touring a few of the coffee shops in town while we are here. I heard Cafe Teatro was a nice spot to go as it’s in the town theatre. We got […]

Unlike Rome, there aren’t so many restaurants in Orvieto that getting to most of them over the next 5 days will be difficult, so it’s really just a matter of picking […]

We tried to get into Tarranello our first night in Rome but they basically had closed the door as we were walking up. Not a lot places open past 11 it […]

Stop #2 on a bar crawl around Polignano a Mare before we get dinner. One of our favorite gins, right from here in Italy, Malfy Gin Rosa. As it’s aperitivo time […]

We are out walking the streets and Florence this morning and we just need a little breather. We stopped in for a coffee and a snack with a great people watching […]

I’m trying to use AI more effectively these days. Instead of spending far too much time using Google maps and online reviews to find a great pasta restaurant close to our […]

For what turned out to be our one and only dinner in Polignano a Mare I decided to give the Grotto Palazzese a pass. It’s world famous. And it’s expensive. And […]

A compilation of the different dining experiences on board the MSC Armonia on our 5 day Adriatic cruise. Day 1 The buffet I didn’t take a photo, I was too mad […]

I picked a really nice restaurant for tonight, Gio’s,, Unfortunately it’s Easter weekend and they have a private event and had no room. So I popped onto Google maps to try […]