A novice’s guide to driving in Italy
Driving in Europe can be daunting, especially for non-Europeans. Road signs contain very little text (probably deliberate in design dueContinue Reading
Category: Countries F-J
Puglia food and wine
Food Vegetables, seafood, and fish are Puglian food staples. I was a little worried going into this trip because I’mContinue Reading
Puglia basics
Puglia geography Puglia (pronounced: “poo-lee-yah”) is a rural region and is the seventh-largest region of Italy’s 20 regions. It’s predominantlyContinue Reading
The heel of the boot
Peter and I recently returned from touring Italy’s “heel of the boot” known as Puglia (or Apulia) but before IContinue Reading
Rethymno, Crete
Our trip to Rethymno (pronounced “reh-thim-no”) was our first trip to the island of Crete. Previously, we’d visited Santorini, Mykonos,Continue Reading
Slow-motion
Prior to jetting off to Crete on July 31, 2020, it had been 167 days (5 months and 16 days)Continue Reading
Lockdown lifted
Peter and I recently travelled to Greece but before I get into the nitty gritty of what it’s like toContinue Reading
Strasbourg, France
Our Alsace wine route drive came to an end when we arrived in Strasbourg at 3pm. We handed over theContinue Reading
