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Is The Universe Talking? 2007-03-02 20:21:58 Maybe I need to start listening! Moving to Florida from New England has been a really big change. We left that North East culture and came to something totally different. We left a winter wonderland filled with ice and headed for the balmy breezes of the south. We left our jobs, Roberto’s girls and dear [...] Read more:Universe
, Talking
Food Network: Giada De Laurentiis 2007-03-02 19:36:40 The Food Network
is becoming a more diverse place. Instead of just featuring so-called master chefs, iron chefs, executive chefs and the like, the Food Network has also started featuring just really good cooks.
One such cook on the Food Network is Giada
De Laurentiis, otherwise known as “Sorriso a 64 Denti” in my family. My [...]
Travel Insurance 2007-03-01 20:00:31 Are you wondering if travel insurance is for you? Do you even know what travel insurance covers, or where to get travel insurance? If you want to know if travel insurance is right for you, check out the new update in the Travel
Insurance section! Read more:Travel Insurance
The Villages: Theme Park Living 2007-02-27 22:41:53 We visited The Villages
near Wildwood, Florida. It is a huge retirement community geared towards retirees with an active lifestyle. It is also a golf-cart community where people don’t need to drive their cars very often, as The Villages are self contained with everything from restaurants and movie theatres to state of the art hospitals [...] Read more:Theme
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2007-02-27 21:53:24 I heart AnthonyBourdain
. He has been coined “the bad boy of cuisine”. His views and commentary is blunt and not at all glossed over. To me, he is kind of like my idol – what I want to be when I grow up. (Minus of course, the whole being a guy thing, and of [...] Read more:Reservations
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Figs with Prosciutto 2007-02-27 18:26:48 Prosciutto is a cured paper-thin ham. The most well known is the kind from the region of Parma in Italy. It can be used for sandwiches, in omelets, on pizza or in Antipasti (appetizers). In this recipe it is paired with fresh figs, a sweet, soft fruit found all over the Mediterranean region. Serve this [...]
Foods of the Mediterranean 2007-02-27 18:14:23 I am a HUGE foodie. Food is as important to me as life. It is sustenance, it is delicious, it is beautiful and the right foods can be emotional as well. I am an emotional cook. I put love into my food. I grew up in a big Italian American family learning from my Grandmother [...] Read more:Foods
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I am back! 2007-02-20 18:09:22 Hi Everyone!
It is time to kick start this blog again. I have just moved and that process took all of my energy. A big part of deciding to move was to start my travel blog up again. I needed the time to devote to this, and to make it a big part of my life. [...]
Beautiful Barcelona 2006-11-25 02:46:59 By: KARI
BeautifulBarcelona
Barcelona City Council presents the city this way on their official website: “Mediterranean. Two thousand years of history. Open to every innovation. Welcoming, plural, diverse. A city to live and share”
http://www.bcn.es/english/laciutat/barcelona.
This may all be true, but the most striking feature of Barcelona is left out: The beauty of it! [...]
Vieux- Montreal – A City for Romance 2006-12-02 03:41:06 Originally posted on September 25, 2006
Vieux
- Montreal
…a city that stole my heart in a mere 24 hours. It is a city that feels more like a part of France, than a city in North America. Montreal is located in Quebec, Canada’s culturally French province. The people of Montreal were incredibly warm, friendly and helpful. It [...] Read more:Romance
Italian Word(s) of the Week: Parola della Seconda Settimana 2007-03-07 20:56:32 Gelato (gel-ah-toh)—— Ice Cream
(And some freebies)
Nocciola (no-cho-la)—–Hazelnut
Sorbetto (sor-bet-to)—–Sorbet
Gelateria (gel-ah-tour-ia)—Gelato parlor
Gelato has got to be one of the best things to come out of Italy. For me, that is saying a lot as I am a big fan of most things that come out of Italy. To call gelato, ice cream, is almost not [...] Read more:Italian
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You Say Gelato, I Say “Gelato Americano” 2007-03-07 20:50:04 As soon as I got to FL I started my quest for where to find a good gelateria. Luckily my search was not a long one, for we found one an hour north in Gainesville. The Gelato
Company is a cute little café located on SE 1st avenue. Read more:ldquo
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Gelato alla Nocciola 2007-03-07 20:29:46 Hazelnut gelato, or gelato alla nocciola, is one of the most common ice cream flavors in Italy. The creamy texture of the gelato coupled with the nutty earthy flavors of hazelnuts and this will quickly become a common treat in your house too! Read more:Gelato
Wowza! 2007-03-13 04:20:50 Wow, how great does my page look now??!?!?!?!!!!
Totally awesome!
I can say that freely without sounding arrogant, because it is not I who created it!
So here is a big shout out to Roberto for redesigning my webpage!
Molte Grazie!
Che Bella Tutti Frutti!
Italian Word of the Week: Parola della Terza Settimana 2007-03-12 21:58:09 Il Gatto (eel gah-toh)—Cat
Cats are the best things in the world. If I was an animal, I would want to be a cat, not just any cat, but OUR cat. She eats the best food, has lots of snuggly places to sleep and gets all the affection she could need. I am so totally in [...] Read more:Italian
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Adventures in Cooking! 2007-03-12 21:06:18 We have started a tradition of Sunday Dinner at our house. We thought it would be a great time to sit down, relax and enjoy delicious food, some nice wine and good conversation. Yesterday it was my turn this week to be the cook. So I decided I wanted to do something challenging. I am [...] Read more:Adventures
Citrus & Apples 2007-03-17 21:07:48 I am going to be writing reviews about many more Florida travel destinations in upcoming entries. Having just moved to the state, from New England, I have been doing a lot of exploring in my new home town of Ocala and other areas of Central Florida.
This week my travel companion was my mom. We have [...] Read more:Citrus
, Apples
Brave New Traveler! 2007-03-20 15:57:45 Hey Everyone!
I have exciting news to share. Brave
New Traveler
has just published an article I wrote about my time on the Navajo Reservation. Please go check it out! It is my first article for someone else! I am really excited about it! Read more:Brave New Traveler
Florida, Mediterranean Style! 2007-03-19 19:54:26 Imagine a beautiful, classic Greek fishing village, right on the water, Greek music coming from all the seaside shops, the smells of Greek food wafting out on the sea breezes. Imagine whitewashed buildings with blue accents….wait, stop, hold on a sec, we aren’t in Greece……we are in Tarpon Springs…..Florida
?
That’s right people, you too can experience [...] Read more:Mediterranean
, Style
Greek Frappe (Iced Coffee): 2007-03-19 18:40:24 The CoffeeFrappe
in Greece is often described as a way of life. The drink is so ubiquitous with the culture that you can almost not think of one without the other. This being the case, there are often as many opinions as people on what is the correct way to make it – sweet, [...] Read more:Greek
Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh…well maybe not! 2007-03-22 03:08:04 …More like Giraffes and Florida Panthers and Alligators, oh YEAH!
That essentially sums up our little excursion to Silver Springs, Florida. It is home of the Silver River, glass bottom boat tours and some of the friendliest animals down South, as you will see….. Read more:Lions
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An Art Show Where Even the Food Is Classy 2007-03-19 17:21:05 You can read another article I wrote that got published about the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival in Winter Park Florida. Read more:Classy
Whole Wheat Pasta with Grilled Vegetables: 2007-03-26 17:51:36 I love using leftover vegetables and sauces to make delicious healthy pasta dishes. This one is one of my favorites. It is rich in flavor and color, and is perfect to celebrate the coming of spring! Enjoy with a nice glass of wine and crusty bread for dinner. Or bring it to your next picnic [...] Read more:Whole
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News from Lisabeeen 2007-03-26 17:35:58 I told you guys about Lisabeeen, my friend who roasts the best coffee in the world? I just ordered some Mexican Chiapas and it is wonderfully smooth rich and chocolate-y. Her coffee is so good you don’t even need sugar… Well she is having a contest. If you can think up the best name for [...]
Walking In the Footsteps of the Ancients 2007-03-27 05:57:25 My most recent travels in Central Florida brought me to Crystal River, home of Florida’s Manatees, adorable creatures that live in the springs around the river, swimming and frolicking and often times getting cut by boat propellers.
The Manatees are commonly referred to as Sea Cows because of their size and look, and they are another [...] Read more:Walking
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New Amazon Shop!!! 2007-03-28 16:15:00 I have just created an Amazon
Shop for Travelcloseup!
Here you can shop for my favorite Travel Guides, Fiction and Non-Fiction Books that are Travel Related, as well as Cookbooks, Music, and Language Resources!
I will update it frequently, so make sure to stop by often!
(You can access easily by clicking on the “Shop” button in the [...]
Hot Deal: Eagle Creek Travel Caddy 2007-04-02 17:32:56 Hot Deal!
This little green gem is a great deal at only $30!
You can pack all your toiletries, and it is even stain and water resistant and has a removable mirror all included! Perfect for all your travel needs be it roughing it in the rainforest or spluring at a luxury hotel, your personal hygiene will [...] Read more:Eagle
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