More adventures of Joe and Phyllis in Roma, enjoying discovering new things and a revisit to one of the first restaurants we ever went to in Rome. La Carbonara 1906 – Via Panisperna, 214 Once upon a time, in 2010, during our very first visit to Rome as we were roaming about in Monti we […]
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Destination…Greve
If you drive the SR222 Highway in Chianti, aka Strada Regionale Chiantigiana, there’s much to discover along the way! We were introduced to Greve in Chianti in 2007, on our first trip to Tuscany where we rented a house nearby, and have returned many times since. Greve in Chianti is often considered the entrance gate […]
Aah…Roma!
Heading off to Rome? Here are a few places you may want to check out. They are a bit off the beaten track but after you have spent a week or two “doing” all the stuff on your “list”, if you haven’t already visited these places, I’m telling you, you need to GO! I don’t think […]
An Etruscan City
The last time we were in Volterra was in 2008, spending time with friends in Tuscany and Umbria. One day we planned a day to visit Volterra followed by a trip to San Gimignano but liked Volterra so much that instead of heading on to San Gimignano, we spent the day in Volterra checking out some of […]
A Stroke of Luck
It’s our first Monday in paradise, aka. Chianti! Wonder what we’ll do today and especially, what’s for lunch?? Let’s just head towards Castellina in Chianti and check things out there, i.e. Enoteca Biologica on via c. Borgheri, where we bought some amazing Vin Santo a few years ago? The upshot being that the place seems […]