By Ippolita Douglas Scotti: It’s very chilly in Florence; time for winter vegetables. This morning at the farmer’s market, there were beautiful fresh caulifl...

By Kim Carr: Catch up with Part 1 of the series here! I was on my third full day of vacation when my friend Barb and I packed a cooler with fresh fruit from ...

By Ippolita Douglas Scotti: I seem to be on a a strong cauliflower kick these cold days here in Florence. Maybe that is because this delicious vegetable hold...

By Ippolita Douglas Scotti: It's that time again—even here in Italy where Halloween has finally taken root. Even though this yearly celebration is certainly ...

By Ippolita Douglas Scotti: If you're lucky enough to travel to Italy in October, you are in for a treat. The tourists have scuttled back home after peak sea...

By Elizabeth Gracen: I’m just going to say it: The Hollywood Bowl is the quintessential La La Land experience. Some might argue that there are better, more i...

By Tina Albo: I was driving down the river valley this morning on my way to work, and I happened to catch a glimpse of our downtown skyline. I’ve always love...

By Tina Albo: In my travels, I have met many interesting people and learned quite a bit from these encounters. However, an amusing confusion ensues when they...

By Brandon Alter: Lucky for me, my life has been full of travel these last few months, and it doesn’t look like it’ll be stopping any time soon. I’ve always ...

By Jane E Drichta: It's the Yezidi New Year this week, and people are spending the week getting ready. It is the largest holiday of the year, and people go a...

by Jane E Drichta: One of the most interesting things about my job is the places I get to do it in. Global public health/humanitarian work is, by definition,...

by Ippolita Douglas Scotti: The Birth of Venus and La Primavera (the Allegory of the Spring) by Sandro Botticelli, masterpieces of the Uffizi museum in Flore...

by Ippolita Douglas Scotti: The Florentine steak is one of the most excellent dishes of Tuscan cuisine. It consists of a specific cut of beef (t-bone) from t...

by Elizabeth Gracen: I’m sitting in my outdoor painting studio, smoking a big fat Cuban Cohiba cigar (really, I am) at the end of 2018 in Los Angeles, under ...

by Darcy Liddell: Okay, it's Spider Season back here at the ranch in Les Trois-Moutiers, and I spent a lot of time decorating the kitchen for Halloween with...

by Carmel MacPherson For me, one of my favorite past-times is to bring back with me a memento from my travels—something that will take me back to that specia...

by Darcy Liddell: Happy sweltering summer everybody. It's so far been an exciting time here in France. On the heels of celebrating Bastille Day, the entire c...

by Tori Klein: Small Plates Lead the Pack Summer 2018 It’s true, Vegas is hellishly hot in the summer months, but air conditioning at most places and in your...

by Carmel MacPherson Recently I was traveling from London to Vicenza and, for the most part, the journey was a pleasant one except for the extraordinary amou...

By Darcy Liddell: Hi, I'm Darcy, one of Lizzie Gracen's good friends. She recently reached out to ask if I might be interested in blogging for her website, s...