A Travel Journal
New Places Firenze Trattoria la Casalinga Via dei Michelozzi 9 (https://trattorialacasalinga.it/en/home-eng/) I ate here my last night in Firenze, after a lonely and fairly miserable week attending language school where I was forced to take private lessons. Read More …
In 2021, both when I was traveling alone and when I was with my sister and niece, I had the opportunity to try several excellent new restaurants as well as some old favorites. Unfortunately, with only a few exceptions, my Read More …
In 2021 I only visited one new vineyard and revisited a favorite from 2016. But I tried a number of new entocas plus enjoyed one in Montalcino that I’d visited before. Near San Gimignano Tenuta Torciano https://www.torciano.com/en My sister and Read More …
Restaurants, wine bars and other fun places Before I write about some of my favorite restaurants (plus a few places to avoid or that were disappointing) I want to talk about why I generally love the dining experience in France Read More …
On my first trip to Europe– the bike trip in Provence–we were constantly stopping at small vineyards and cavés which was my first real introduction to wine; and as an aside biking and wine tasting can be challenging. There were Read More …