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Rather than post my own recipe today, I decided it might be a fun idea to give you a collection of some of the best recipes on the web.  There are way too many food blogs to mention in just…

  By definition, I am a tourist, though I much prefer to blend in when I travel.  In my opinion, if I assimilate myself into daily life at my destination, it allows me a richer, more authentic travel experience. There…

As promised,last week we talked about food, and this week we are talking about things to do in Rome.  Last time we were in Rome, we visited the typical sights one goes to with limited time and the notion that…

Seems like a good time for another stop on the Tour del Gelato. There is nothing in this world that can be as good as scarfing down some gelato in Italy.  A close second would be scarfing down creamy, authentic…

By now, unless you live in a basement, you have heard about the awful earthquake, and subsequent aftershocks in L'Aquila Italy.  So many people, so many historic buildings, so much history gone forever. There are ways we can show our…

I am about to be the proud owner of a new BlackBerry.  Soon to be my CrackBerry, I am sure. It’ll be coming in the mail, hopefully today. Ever since I ordered it, I have been browsing the applications on-line, like…

Our last visit to Rome was the quick cooks tour.  But the way I roll, I do my food homework, so I must admit, we ate at a few great places in such a short time.  Many worthy of a…

This months Travel Photo Friday is brought to us by none other than my dear old Dad. He went on vacation, quite sometime ago, in the West.  Arizona, Nevada and Utah to be exact. Of course, I insisted that he…

After a week of getting to know Miss Expatria better, and lots of entertaining comments, the time has come to announce the winner. I counted only comments made by readers- none of my own, none of Christine's replies. And according…