The second day in Genoa starts with a typical breakfast: cappuccino and focaccia. What could seem a “indecent proposal” is actually a pleasant surprise: the saltiness of Focaccia is neutralised by the sweet of the cappuccino. It is a great combination anything but bitter, as you might expect. This is not my preferred breakfast but neither the worst one. Sticking to the theme of focaccia, immediately after b ...

Genoa is a city waiting to be discovered, step-by-step, piazza-by-piazza. It’s a city rich in culture and history and its gastronomic tradition is one of the best in Italy. After a short break at the hotel, with Michele and Sara (fellow bloggers) we meet Chiara, our travel guide and companion for the next two days. As we stroll towards the historic centre, Chiara introduces us to Genoa, the history, it’s bu ...

The Food -  a collection of photos taken over two days spent in Genoa, Italy, for the Blog Tour #Q4T 2012. Soon after our arrival in the city we stop for lunch in one of the most authentic and simple restaurants in town: Sa Pesta, the oldest "sciamadda" in Genova, right in the center of the city. The simple dishes of the "cucina genovese", like the farinata, la torta di riso, il polpettone genovese, la tort ...

The first day we walk through the Caruggi which is the Genovese name for narrow lanes. We wandered down the caruggi's of the old town, an area that until a few years ago was considered off-limits: now it is a lively center, full of colours and scents, you could walk and walk and get lost for hours. ...

It wasn't your usual fast food restaurant it had that Italian TWIST! - La Granda in Mezzo al Pane part of the Eataly movement of slow food and 0Km. ...

We will be heading to BIT Tourism Expo Borsa International Tourism Exchange-BIT 2012  tomorrow in Milan, Italy. BIT  is one of the biggest European Expo's  in the tourism sector. It will be showcasing a diverse range of products and services related to the tourism industry. We hope to connect with range of Exhibitors and tourism boards from around the world; to understand the latest market needs and how we ...

They decided they weren't content with being the eternal tourist so they took a different slant on travel and the 91 days concept was born, check out the interview below which includes some great travel tips. ...

I remember like it was yesterday my first trip to Venice: I was only seven years old, and with the whole family on board  our legendary Fiat 127, we left Bergamo, for what until this day had only been a city I’d known through my school geography book. A city built on a lagoon, full of canals, boats and bridges: a spectacle not easily forgotten, for a kid’s first experience outside his hometown. From that da ...