The Hills Are Alive…

The Hills Are Alive… I couldn’t get the songs from The Sound of Music out of my head this week. Everywhere I went in Trentino, a mountainous province in far northern Italy, I could literally hear the sounds of music. The clang, clang, clang of cow bells seemed to...

The Gulf of Paradise

The Gulf of Paradise Ever heard of Camogli (pronounced cah-MO-lyee)? If not, I’m going to let you in on a secret.  It’s a small Italian fishing village on the aptly named Golfo Paradiso (Gulf of Paradise), about one hour by train south-east of Genova in northern...

A Booming Weekend in Genova

A Booming Weekend in Genova The children’s drawings and “thought clouds” on the piano mobile (first floor) at the imposing Palazzo Tursi said it all: “I recommend a trip to Genova because there is the sea, the aquarium, the port… famous traditional foods such as...

What are you making for mum today?

What are you making for mum today?   Check out this story on good food.com.au with some suggestions from my  eBook, Mini Chef: Cooking with Kids, for what to cook for mum this year for mother’s day. Maybe a pizza for lunch topped with fresh basil or rocket...

Everything Old is New Again…

Everything Old is New Again… Giulio Nettuno was waiting for us at the front door of his Colatura Di Alici shop in the tiny fishing village of Cetara, south of Napoli, as we walked up the hill in the early morning sun. “So who can’t stand the smell?” he asked, eyeing...