10 Best Sifnos Restaurants to Try

Sifnos, Greece

There are so many Greek Islands but only one has a reputation for its food – Sifnos. There are so many fantastic Sifnos restaurants that it’s hard to choose. One reason so many Greek and French tourists come to eat is that the father of Greek cooking, Nikos Tselementes, was born and bred here. Although […]

Italian Ceramics in Grottaglie, Italy

Grottaglie, Italy

Walking down along the lovely Via Francesco Crispi in the Puglia town of Grottaglie Italy, I thought maybe I had a little too much pasta and limoncello at lunch. Everywhere I looked – every store in this famous centre for Italian ceramics  – seemed to be owned by someone whose last name was Fasano. It’s vaguely, […]

How to Spend the Perfect Evening in Rome

Sofia Loren, Claudia Cardinale, Rome they are all the same in my book – Italian glamor girls of the 50s & 60s: past their prime, a bit jaded, a bit old-school, but still sexy enough to enjoy a great night.  It is a wonderful, magical, crazy place filled with more treasures than I can write down […]

A Bit of Bloghouse Chicago

Chicago

A passing comment made by a friend weeks before and the next thing I knew I sailing down the Chicago River on an electric boat singing along to 90’s tunes with a bunch of fellow travel bloggers.  These were not just any bloggers but ones handpicked to attend Bloghouse Chicago.  Put together by Navigate Media, […]