Destinations
Planning a Trip to Peru; Tips, Reviews and Recommendations
Planning a Trip to Peru; Tips and Recommendations, SPG Hotels, LAN Airlines review, Airport transfers, books, web resources
Restaurants in Matera and Bernalda
We arrived in Matera hungry, and as soon as we checked in to il Sextantio, set off on foot, up and up to the piazza del Duomo and then down via del Duomo to the cute little Piazza del Sedile…
Matera; Ancient Rock Churches, Modern Art and More
On our last day in matera we had the opportunity to walk around and explore the winding streets of the town, visit the wonderful modern art museum set inside a series of caves and check out the Rupustrian rock churches…
A Walking Tour Through the Sassi in Matera Italy
If you’ve heard of Matera, then you’ve most likely heard of the Sassi. Matera sits on the border of Basilicata and Puglia in what would the arch of Italy’s “boot”. The word sassi translates to stones, but in this case…
Il Sextantio Hotel- Sleeping in a Cave in Matera Italy
Sleeping in a cave; Le Grotte della Civita, Sextantio in Matera Italy
Otranto and the Salentine Coast
Otranto and the Salentine Coast
Restaurants in Lecce-Il Vico Del Gusto, Trattoria Nonna Tetti, Trattoria Le Zie
Lecce was no exception in terms of the high quality of the food we had all over Puglia. When researching for the trip, several restaurant’s names came up over and over again and I dutifully added them to my list.…
Palazzo Gorgoni in Lecce, Italy
There are tons of hotels and B&Bs in Lecce and searching through them was more of a challenge than I expected. Then we found Palazzo Gorgoni, recommended to us by Silvestro Silvestori who owns The Awaiting Table, a cooking school…
