(From April 2nd, our first night in Venice) Our first night in Venice and I’m trying to avoid the “tourist trap” restaurants that try to rope unsuspecting visitors into spending lots […]

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 […]