UMAMI IN MODENA Fast Cars, Fancy Food, Fine Views and the Rolling Stones Modena (and surrounding area) is well known not only for its culinary offerings, but it is also…
UMAMI IN MODENA – Part 2 Parmigiano = of the Parma area Reggiano = of the Reggio area The definition of Parmigiano Reggiano: The legally protected (by both Italian and…
UMAMI IN MODENA Balsamic vinegar tasting One cold December Sunday, while enjoying a roaring fire and a cup of tea, Alvis exclaimed to me, ‘Holy Cow! The Rolling Stones are…
“Music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.” Luciano Pavarotti One autumn day in 1988, my father asked if I had any…
DOWNWINDER Casa Nora has always had interesting house-guests. One evening, over a glass of wine and a cigar, Hunter tells Big Al that he wants to do a downwinder –…
One of my favourite places in the world to go mountain biking are the trails in the Dolomite mountains, on the north shore of Lago di Garda. Since we were…
A pictorial essay of life in El Yaque, Margarita Island! … critters… …natives… …
After viewing the above video, I was reminded of a recent bike ride up the mountain in my back yard. It was a nice Sunday morning and my…
PASSO DELLO STELVIO The Stelvio Pass: 24.3 km long, 48 serpentine turns, an average grade of 8% The most difficult of the three Passes in the Italian Alps – coveted…
One night in Siena…twice… Siena is a very beautiful, fortified, hilltop town in the middle of Tuscany. Like other Tuscan hill towns, Siena was first settled in the time of…
