Three of My Favorite Towns on Calabria's Tyrrhenian Coast

Calabrian Holidays Tropea 180x130 Three of My Favorite Towns on Calabria's Tyrrhenian Coast

A few months ago I wrote about three of my favorite mountain villages in Calabria, but now that the sun is starting to twinkle behind that wide Calabrian sky, it’s time to hit the beach.

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Calabria or Bust!?!

Posted on: May 5, 2011

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Regular readers might have heard about a funky food tour I have been working on for October (see green line above). It’s been a long time in the making and my partner-in-crime, fellow expat in Calabria, friend and cooking class connoisseur, Tania Pascuzzi (In Italy Tours) and I have poured our blood, sweat and tears-or vino rosso, bianco and rosato, if you prefer-into the tour.

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The Difference a (half) Decade Makes

Posted on: Apr 18, 2011

calabria italy thumbnail 180x130 The Difference a (half) Decade Makes

Five years ago today I embarked on an adventure that would change the course of my life. Dramatic any? Oh yea. But it is also true. Five years ago today-on April 18, 2006-I bid a tearful goodbye to my mom, dad, sister, nephew and a culmination of 30 years of life as I’d known it.

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