My partner and I love going to places that are off the beaten track. When researching our holidays, we find that search engines often display… Read More »#Hashtag holidays and peer-to-peer travel: how Puglia became the holiday hotspot of the Instagram decade
Pettole may be Puglia’s Christmas tradition in Puglia. But we have a new crossover treat. On the whole we find that Italy doesn’t integrate foreign cuisine… Read More »A Christmas Pasticciotto
North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Botswana and Thailand had all leapfrogged Italy in closing the gender gap since the last audit in 2018. In its… Read More »Italy falls 6 places in gender equality rankings
Pettole, deep fried dough balls, are a Christmas tradition in Puglia. Prepared and eaten during the festive period, pettole can be sweet or savoury. The dough… Read More »Pettole – Puglia’s Christmas tradition
Italian is a beautiful language. It sings to you, and it is fun to attempt speaking it back. Trying a few words in Italian when… Read More »Parli Italiano? Do you speak Italian?
Italy is such a delightful place to live in if you happen to be a man. – E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread,… Read More »Understanding Italy #2
The 3rd annual Italian Pizza Awards, the Oscars of the pizza world, took place in Rome last month. A jury of around 200 food and… Read More »For the best pizza in Puglia go to Lecce – and that’s official!
picture from www.visititaly.eu In January, Novoli celebrates “the days of fire” with the huge awe-inspiring bonfire of the Fòcara, as part of a festival dedicated… Read More »La Fòcara
The next Salento Pride – on 20 June 2020 – will take place in Brindisi, switching destination from Gallipoli where it has taken place since… Read More »Salento Pride 2020