A Weekday Feast with Our Neighbors
Reader Advisory - Hunting wild game is described in this post! The Tandem Spirits are not hunters; however, we have neighbors who do hunt. Italians in our region are still…
The In-between Places – Pavia and Reggio Emilia
Pavia & Reggio Emilia - Definitely Not Tuscany! The trip to Switzerland is long, and only one of the TandemSprits drives, so we stop somewhere along the way both going…
Wildhaus, Switzerland
Wildhaus, Switzerland – An Escape from the Summer Heat
Escaping the Summer Heat with Good Friends It’s been a brutally hot summer in Italy. Since early June the temperatues have hovered in the high 90s and low 100s and…
Adventures in Liguria – Family, Food and Fabulous Towns III
Genoa - We Finally Made It! In 2010, when the Tandem Spirits were visiting family in Lucca, we mentioned that we were considering a trip to Genova. There was silence…
Adventures in Liguria – Family, Food & Fabulous Towns II
La Spezia & Cinque Terra A view of La Spezia from the villa that my cousin rented for the week Our family adventures continued in La Spezia and the Cinque…