A Tour of the Tables … with a few accordion players, sexy Italians and tango’ing travelers to boot

Table Tour Oct 2011 42 180x130 A Tour of the Tables ... <em>with a few accordion players, sexy Italians and tangoing travelers to boot </em>

The culmination of a year of collaboration with my Calabrian Table Tour partner-in-crime, Tania Pascuzzi (In Italy Tours), paid off last week as we welcomed seven bright-eyed adventurers into our favorite little corner of Italy.

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Calabria or Bust!?!

Posted on: May 5, 2011

calabria tour tropea 180x130 Calabria or Bust!?!

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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Celebrating Good Friday Catanzarese-Style

Posted on: Apr 22, 2011

life in calabria anaca in catanzaro anaca logo 180x130 Celebrating Good Friday Catanzarese Style

I’m gearing up for my first Calabrian Easter celebration with my new bambino. Yes, my husband and I have done the traditional American Easter Basket vs. Italian Chocolate Egg thing in the past and we’re planning on continuing our Easter traditions, plus one. The weather is warming up and if it holds, we’ll spend an hour or so this afternoon at Catanzaro’s A’naca-Good Friday-processional.

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