Slow Travel Postcards

France Postcards

A Hike in the Luberon: Hiking across the Petit Luberon, from the Gorges du Regalon (south side) to Oppede-le-Vieux (north side).

A Perfect Afternoon at Oustau de Baumaniere: Sunday lunch at an exclusive restaurant in Provence.

An American Thanksgiving in Provence: Creating an American Thanksgiving dinner in the French countryside.

Saturday at the Apt Market: Details of a day at the Saturday market in Apt (Luberon, Provence).

Why I Want to be a Dog in Arles: The joys of being a dog in France.

Overnight at King Albert's Hut: An overnight experience in the French Alps, hiking to the King Albert Hut near Chamonix.

Italy Postcards

Emotions and Images: Musings on the Regions of Italy.

Cooking Classes, Etc.

A Delectable Gourmet Walking Tour of Bologna: Food tour of Bologna with Cook Italy.

Parliamo, Bolognalingua Language School: A week of language classes with Bolognalingua.

Cooking in Florence - Our Day with Diva: Taking a cooking class at Divina Cucina.

Cooking Classes in Florence, Review of Apicius Culinary Institute: A month at Apicius, a professional culinary school in Florence.

Ultimate Umbrian Experiences, Wine and Food: A tour of the Paola Bea winery, near Montefalco and a cooking class with Letizia of Alla Madonna Del Piatto, near Assisi.

Campania Wine Country Tour: Tour of Campania Wine Country with Barbara and Federico of Savor the Sannino.

Northern Italy

Finding Piedmont - The Land of Dirty Feet: Finding a home in the Piedmont region in northern Italy.

Looking for Love in Verona: A visit to the setting for Romeo and Juliet, written in English and Italian.

A Remo (by oar), Sweet Venetian Evenings: A lovely evening in Venice.

They Call Me MR. Spritz: A Venetian Cat Tale: A popular Venice drink and a wonderful neighborhood cat.

Off the Beaten Track in August - Northern Italy: Things to do in the heat of the summer.

Sacro Monte di Crea: Walking to paradise in the Monferrato.

Central Italy

My Italian Community: Friends made in northern Lazio.

Siena - Cena in Contrada: A Contrada dinner in Siena - eating and drinking in the neighborhood.

La Foce and La Porta: A day trip to the La Foce estate and gardens south of Pienza and lunch at La Porta in Monticchiello.

Le Labbra di Giada: A stay at the Calcione estate in Tuscany and a special wine, written in English and Italian.

When You Just Have to be in Siena for the Weekend: Traveling from England to the Chianti countryside for a weekend.

No Sagra for You!: Sagre (festivals) you can attend in May in Tuscany, and why you many not want to.

A Day Trip to the Tarot Garden: A day on the southern Tuscany coast visiting the beach, Capalbio, the Tarot Garden, and Grosseto.

The Road to Volpaia, and Beyond: From Florence to Siena, with a mid-day stop in Volpaia.

A Visit to Fonte Verde Spa: Natural hot springs spa in San Casciano dei Bagni, southern Tuscany.

My visit to Norcia, the pork capital of Italy: A short trip to this small town in eastern Umbria.

A Day on Lago di Bracciano: Lakeside lunch, touring the castle in Bracianno, on Lake Bracciano north of Rome.

The Madonna's Night on the Town: Trastevere's Festa de' Noantri (Procession of the Madonna del Carmine) in Rome.

My Rome Marathon, Madness or Miracle?: Two women in their 50s run their first marathone - in Rome!

The Italian Wedding: Going to a wedding in San Quirico d'Orcia, a small village in Tuscany.

Picking Olives - A First Hand Account: Experiencing the olive harvest.

Southern Italy

An Unexpected Swim in The Blue Grotto: Capri, walking from Anacapri to the Blue Grotto for an after hours swim.

Going Home, A Mystery Solved: Finding family roots in a small village in Sicily.

Debut on the Sorrento Webcam: How one traveler found slowtrav.com, found the Sorrento Webcam and, like the rest of us, became obsessed with it.

On the Bus to Olbia: A public bus trip one morning on Sardinia.

Europe Postcards

A Quick Trip To Frankfurt and England: So, You've Got an Interview in Frankfurt on Monday, eh? Jeff needed to be in Frankfurt on Monday for two days of interviews, after which he was headed to UK for more. This is a short summary of events trying, trying, trying to get there.