Finding good food in Italy can be a real trick, especially for foreigners. In Rome for example, it is a fact that in the historic centre most restaurants, trattorie and…
How to find authentic good food
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The Rape of Persephone
Of all the Greek myths that there are, this is one of my favourites. The rape of Persephone. As soon as I saw this statue I was completely mesmerised by…
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The Witchcraft Sonora Market
Are you superstitious? Do you think you are followed by bad luck? Do you suspect your neighbour is trying to poison you? Harbouring revenge over your cheating wife or husband? Then this…
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Ostia Antica: Bigger and Prettier than Pompeii
There is nothing more beautiful than the ancient Roman port, now a ghost town, next to my house. Ostia Antica. A city that no one imagined existed beyond the river.…
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The Pending Coffee tradition
Italians are masters of many noble traditions, inventions and deeds, many of them taken from unnoticed customs in other countries where they did not receive much attention, evidently. True: we…
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Can you beat Brit food?
Traveling always gives me ideas and myths to break. Today I am going to break the British Bad Food myth. Just because I love food so much 🙂 and I…