Italy

Fresh mozzarella cheese tastes simply delicious.  Especially when it’s handmade in small batches in Italy.  In fact, once you try fresh, there is just no turning back. Whether you use it in a Caprese salad, melt it on top of pizza or…

There are no shortage of hotels from which to choose when planning to visit cities in the southern Italy region of Puglia. From Bari to Trani. Brindisi to Lecce. And every city in between. But in my opinion, much of…

Many folks who travel to Italy are often lulled into the false notion that everyone speaks English in Italy. While that may be true of the majority of those in tourism professions in large cities like Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice…

As you know, I just returned from a research trip to Puglia, also known as Apulia.  And though I know that not everyone should or would travel to Puglia, I can definitely see this region, which is the heel of…

I am very excited to report that in just a few days I will be traveling to Puglia!  I’ve never been to this region of southern Italy, the heel of the boot to be exact, so it will be fun…

Earlier this year both Florence and Rome implemented a new hotel tax and now Venice is jumping on the bandwagon.  Or should I say, jumping on the gondola?!  Venice’s hotel tax which started on August 24th, may dissuade would-be visitors…

In order to keep you in the loop, from time to time, as stories about Italy pop up that relate to travel,tourism and food, I’ll be sharing them with you. Here is some recent Italy travel news for June. Photo…

Photo: fotologic Anyone who has ever planned a trip to the Bel Paese on their own  is very familiar with the big names in Italy travel guides.  Frommer’s, Fodor’s, Lonely Planet, Rick Steves and DK Eyewitness travel books all top…

There are those of you who love learning a new language, and those who don’t.  Many travelers heading to Italy have no desire to learn the language and think everyone will just speak English anyway, so what’s the point. Personally,…