As far as everyone I talked to was concerned, there were only two reasons to set foot in Reggio di Calabria: to see the famous Riace Bronzes and to get the boat to Sicily. Yet, Gabriele D’Annunzio called it “Il più bel chilometro d’Italia.” Reggio also produced the visionary, Gianni Versace. There had to be […]
Had a quick jaunt to Milan and discovered an area I had never been before. Boarded the metropolitana at the DUOMO stop and got off at DE ANGELI stop (red line) on my hunt for the best gelato Milano has to offer. Emerging from the station, I found a wonderful pocket of restaurants, shops and […]
An afternoon is all I need to get in there and find stuff! It was a gorgeous sunny day – perfect for exploring Germany’s second biggest city. Boy, do they know how to shop. Arcade after arcade of known brands mixing with quirky home-grown ones. Shopping in Hamburg STEIFFIm Levantehaus, Mönkebergstrasse 7, 040 32 52 […]
No matter how often you return to a city, if you look hard enough, you can always find something new. I was starving in Milan and in search of the INSALATONE (big salad) that the Italians do so well: a mix of tuna, mozzarella balls, lettuce, fennel, tomato, carrots, etc. I happened upon a most […]
Only spent a long weekend here during the Whitstable Oyster Festival, but it was enough time to eat my way through every type of crustacean and drink my way through bottles of rose. Shopping in Whitstable can be just as much fun as eating! Shopping in Whitstable THE LOUPE GALLERY54 Harbour Street, CT5 1AQ – […]
Most of you know that I am always in Venice – so I have a set list of places to shop and eat. Usually I am showing people around so I never have time to explore the bits I haven’t see in awhile. I got a chance to do just that on my last trip. I […]