My Travel blog
Tips, Trips, and Stories From My Worldly Travels
Mennella il Gelato: One of the best gelaterie in Italy!
A visitor of Naples will soon realise that the love of Neapolitans for desserts is such, that the city is full of pasticcerie and gelaterie, that is pastry and ice cream shops. Pasticcerie that also offer gelati and gelaterie that also offer a variety of traditional...
A guide to the gastronomic paradise of Naple’s cuisine
A popular, folk capital and a genuine Italian cuisine, simple, earthy, faithful to the locality of raw materials. A city favoured by its location and benefited by its climate and a production so wealthy that makes the area self-sufficient and proud of its tastes....
San Domenico Maggiore: The church, the obelisk and the piazza
The area around Spaccanapoli, one of the three ancient Greek-Roman streets of the old Neapolis that still remain today, is a beautiful frame of narrow streets, cobble stoned alleys, tiny squares, many churches and old palaces. It is in fact one of the most picturesque...
Babà au rum: The absolute king of Naples!
“In Napoli where love is king…” sings Dean Martin in the famous song “That’s amore”. Well, in Naples’ food scene the established king is no other than the Babà au rum, the famous old time dessert that the Napolitani are crazy for! And indeed the rum baba can very well...
Hyde Park: A green oasis of recreation and culture
For the majority of its visitors and inhabitants, London is the definition of a modern metropolis, with well established traditions and an ongoing evolutionary process that always keeps it in the forefront. Its many controversial aspects coexist in the line of...
The sanctuary, the temple and the museum of Aphaia in Aegina
An island –ancient city state at the time- during its political and cultural peak. A masterpiece of ancient Doric architecture. Set on a marvelous, pine plant hill, site of a smaller predecessor. Dedicated to a nymph, daughter of Zeus, who was only worshiped on this...