"Absolutely the BEST!!!" writes Flickr user Susan Cohen about today's Photo of the Day, taken at the Villa Verde on the island of Capri in Italy. Judging from the photograph, we'd probably agree. The insalata caprese is one of Italy's best-known dishes, and it is at ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: A Caprese In Capri
"Absolutely the BEST!!!" writes Flickr user Susan Cohen about today's Photo of the Day, taken at the Villa Verde on the island of Capri in Italy. Judging from the photograph, we'd probably agree. The insalata caprese is one of Italy's best-known dishes, and it is at ...Gadling Contributors' Favorite Restaurants Of 2012
I take pictures of my food at restaurants. Do you hate me now? Yeah, I thought so. I do it because I'm a food writer and I use the photos to jog my memory when I'm writing about a restaurant. But also sometimes I do it for the same reason a lot of other people do: ...Buffalo Rome: Mozzarella, Martians And Culinary Crusaders
I was staring, mesmerized, my mouth watering at a giant mozzarella. The elastic curd was submerged in a giant bowl of cold water in my favorite small, family-run specialty food store in Rome. The bowl was shaped like a huge puckered blossom. It sat atop a glinting ...Captain Of Wrecked Cruise Ship Cries Foul, Says He's Innocent
When we last visited Captain Francesco Schettino, he was being accused of several crimes as a result of the Costa Concordia grounding. He still is. But now, the Italian master of the ill-fated cruise ship says he's innocent and that the truth will be told – in his ...On The Insatiable Global Hunger For Italian Cuisine
Does the world really need another Italian restaurant? Apparently, yes. Every time an Italian restaurant opens up in New York City, I like to think that somewhere in the universe a puppy dog is wrapped in prosciutto, stuck with a giant toothpick and eaten. Well, not really. ...Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Detailed On New Website
Costa Concordia grounded off the coast of Italy last January and work has been ongoing since then to clear the area of all things cruise ship related. Taking a cruise ship that has fallen over on its side and getting it back upright is apparently a gigantic job that has ...A Traveler's Confession: I Hate Sightseeing
I love to travel but I hate to see the sights. Have you ever found yourself running around looking for obscure museums and other tourist attractions while on a trip and wondered what the point was? I prefer to spend my travel time on the road the same way I enjoy my leisure ...A Review Of The Best American Travel Writing 2012
Tijuana. Chernobyl. Sicily's mafioso strongholds. Cairo's Garbage City. The contaminated holy waters of Varanasi, India. Bosnia. Norway's frozen tundra. These might not be the places you'd like to visit on your next holiday, but you will want to read about them in the latest ...How To Stay In A Castle On Your Next Trip
When trying to make your travels extra special, the accommodation can really make or break the ambiance of your vacation. Vacation rentals can help with this by allowing you to stay in all types of unique properties, from the bizarre and architecturally innovative to ...Grounded Cruise Ship Trial Begins With Black Box Evidence
The grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia may not be on trial itself but court proceedings began this week, looking for answers to what happened. More than 100 lawyers representing survivors and the families of passengers and crew members who died in the January event are ...Vagabond Tales: The Rewarding Adventures Of 'Genealogy Tourism'
The house pictured above is a very drab house. It's cold. It's empty. And no one has lived in it for over 120 years.
Sure, there is a fresh layer of green paint on the door, but that was put there by the neighbors. Why they did that I'm not sure, because this house ...G Adventures Announces New Destinations For 2013
Adventure travel company G Adventures has announced that starting in January of next year it will begin offering options to visit 12 new countries and expand its popular Local Living tours to more destinations as well. These additions to the G Adventures catalog will provide ...Retreating Italian Glacier Reveals Dead From World War I
Two soldiers' bodies from World War I have been discovered on an Italian mountain, the Telegraph reports.
Workers on the Presena glacier in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of the Dolomites in Italy found the bodies at an altitude of 9,850 feet. The glacier has been ...Can't Afford To Travel? Bollocks! You Can't Afford To Stay Home
"How do you afford to travel so much?" This is the question I get all the time from disbelieving friends, colleagues and relatives who want to travel more but think they can't afford it. No one's ever come right out and said it, but I know some must wonder if my wife and I ...Let's Bring Capitalism To America's Beaches
America is a paradise for consumers. We can satisfy just about any consumer desire that strikes our fancy, even if it's 3 a.m. on a holiday weekend. The one big exception to this rule is on our beaches, where most of the time we're forced to lug coolers, chairs, umbrellas, ...Fake Pilot Arrested After Flying Across Europe
Police in Italy have arrested a man for impersonating a pilot and fooling the crew and ground staff into letting him into the cockpit of a European flight, the BBC reports.
A man managed to pose as a pilot using a uniform and fake ID and fly in the cockpit of an Air ...Paraglider And Hang Glider Collide Midair In Italy
It's probably every paragliding pilot's biggest nightmare – flying within a gaggle of other pilots in search of lift and, even though you've kept your head on a swivel carefully watching for traffic, you notice something out of the corner of your eye behind your ...
The Great Italian Island Caper
The island of Pantelleria sits 58 miles southwest of Sicily, which doesn't seem very significant until you realize it also sits 45 miles from Tunisia, making this Italian island closer to North Africa than to Italy.
The island has been shaped by many occupiers and ...Travel Rule #1: Talk To Strangers
The man approaching our parked car had an unkempt beard and was wearing a dirty T-shirt. My first inclination was to try to avoid him, but then I had a sudden change of heart. Earlier that morning, I remarked to my wife that we'd been traveling around the U.S. for more than ...The Mediterranean Island Of Pantelleria: Where Italy Meets North Africa
Despite a small handful of attempts, I've never had any luck hitchhiking. But when I recently found myself on a desolate stretch of road on an Italian island in the middle of the Mediterranean, I decided to give it a go again. On the second attempt, a clunky greenish-blue ...
