A Brief History of Wine

Posted on September 22nd 2023 in ITALY

Seeing as it’s grape harvest time in Italy, we thought it would be fun to look at the history of that iconic element of Italian culture: Wine.It probably doesn’t surprise anyone that the hist...

Curiosities of Italian Coffee Culture

Posted on September 9th 2023 in ITALY

To understand Italian coffee culture, we need to talk about bars, which are the framework of coffee consumption in Italy and the herald of our other curiosities.If you’ve been to Italy before, you�...

Remembering Our Beloved Driver, Marco Apolloni

Posted on August 31st 2023 in ITALY

This week’s post is a special one. It touches on a very personal topic, far more personal than my usual articles about Italy that draw on my own experience as an AmeriCanadian who lived in Tuscany f...

Birth of a Volcano: The Mythical Origins of Mount Etna

Posted on August 26th 2023 in ITALY

Seeing as Mount Etna chose to recently erupt and disrupt the busiest holiday time of the year in Italy, we figured it was a good time to talk about the mythical origins of the volcano. But before we d...

Ferragosto: The Italian Superholiday of August 15

Posted on August 9th 2023 in ITALY

If you’ve ever been to Italy in August, especially mid-August, you will have noticed that the whole country seems to be on holiday, businesses included. The only enterprises that are 100% operationa...

Et tu, Kitten? Cats Share the Spotlight with Caesar’s Murder

Posted on July 28th 2023 in Travel Rome

Smack in the middle of one of the busiest transportation hubs in Rome — Largo di Torre Argentina — sits a rectangular excavation site that until last month seemed a nondescript, abandoned archeo...

Sicily: Land of Wonder in Italy’s “Down Under” Part Two

Posted on July 15th 2023 in ITALY

Salutamu! We’re back in Sicily this week to conclude our two-part series highlighting the wonders of the island’s Ionian Coast.Everywhere you look in Sicily today, you can see the delicious result...

Sicily: Land of Wonder in Italy’s “Down Under” Part One

Posted on July 6th 2023 in ITALY

Like a triangular soccer ball being toe-tapped by the boot of Italy, Sicily is the southernmost region of the country and the largest island in the Mediterranean. Sicily is known for its natural beaut...

A Brief History of Wine

September 22nd 2023

Curiosities of Italian Coffee Culture

September 9th 2023

Remembering Our Beloved Driver, Marco Apolloni

August 31st 2023

Birth of a Volcano: The Mythical Origins of Mount Etna

August 26th 2023

Ferragosto: The Italian Superholiday of August 15

August 9th 2023

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A Brief History of Wine

Curiosities of Italian Coffee Culture

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Birth of a Volcano: The Mythical Origins of Mount Etna

Ferragosto: The Italian Superholiday of August 15

Et tu, Kitten? Cats Share the Spotlight with Caesar’s Murder

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