Eating healthy while traveling can be challenging. Eating unhealthy in Japan is almost impossible. During our visit three weeks ago, Marina and I ate mostly raw fish, grilled fish, vegetables, ri...
Rome's Termini train station has a reputation of being dark and dangerous. It isn't that bad, a couple of incidents over the last two years notwithstanding. In the last decade, Termini has turned...
You can find fettuccine Alfredo in nearly every Italian restaurant in the U.S. but hardly any in Italy where it was invented. Why? We went to its birthplace, Alfredo alla Scrofa, in Rome to find ...
We've come to Greece every August and we've gone about 10 times in each our lives. A major draw is the food. In our latest trip, I took extensive notes of what has been ranked as the world's No. ...
I received a clean bill of health from my annual checkup Wednesday, and I firmly believe a big reason is I moved to Italy nine years ago. Its Mediterranean diet has so many more benefits than the...
Anyone see "Eat, Pray, Love"? It's the movie where Julia Roberts plays a lost divorcee who travels to Italy, India and Bali to "find herself." My favorite scenes were shot in Rome, particularly w...
The Pudding Shop is an Istanbul institution that played a role in "Midnight Express," the international bestseller and Oscar-nominated movie. It is where Billy Hayes met the cab driver who took h...
Everyone knows kabobs. Every town has a kabob shop. Turkey is the birthplace of kabobs and I had my fill during a four-day stay over my birthday two weeks ago. But there is more to Turkish cuisin...
Andy Luotto has been a little bit of everything since he left his home in Brooklyn to be with his father in Italy at 14. Actor. Author. Singer. Comedian. Scuba diver. But more than anything he is...
There once was a time when Italians would rather eat frozen pizza than ethnic food. That is changing. Italians are traveling more. More immigrants are coming to Italy. The combination is a growth...
Every February when the Catholic celebration of Carnevale arrives, every pastry shop in Italy is filled with a sweet fried dough called Chiacchiere. Called frappe in Rome's Lazio region and diffe...
After living in Rome for nine years, I know my way around the city's restaurant scene. When visitors ask me where to eat, I'm always stumped. There are too many choices. But occasionally I try. L...
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