Blog Entries tagged 'Umbria'

This Blog about Italy is about to go into Video Blogging Overdrive

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Let's face it... when I am in the US, this blog runs pretty dry. After all, a blog about Italy doesn't do too well when you are sitting at a computer in Florida. Well, that is soon to change.

On May 12, I'll be heading over again, and this time I will be there for 5 months straight. No back and [...]

Soriano nel Cimino - Palio delle Contrade

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:38:13 +0100

This year wasn't my first time seeing the Chestnut Festival, but through the years, I have never made it to the Palio.

First things first, What on earth is a ‘Palio' ? Those who have heard the term generally know of it it in connection with the famous ‘Palio di Siena', which is a horse race. But Palio is really a term that can be used for any kind of competition in Italy. The word Palio itself refers to a large bann [...]

The Wine Harvest - Making wine in Italy

admin — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:57:32 +0100

I remember my mother telling me about her move to Southern California, and how excited she was the first time she picked an orange off a tree and ate it right there. I was thinking, like... ok, big deal... you need to get out more! But then again, she was from New York, and I had been born and raised in L.A. After all, I had never seen an apple tree... In fact, at 42 years, I still have never seen an apple tree. Maybe I'm the one that needs to get out [...]