Category Archives: Tuscany

Sated Yet?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by likeitiz

There’s a saying in my hubby’s parents’ hometown in the Philippines that when one is overfull from eating (0r overeating), one becomes sad (malungkot). My hubby likes to call the state, “post-prandial triste.” Somehow, it seems apt. There is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cannes, Florence, Florence, Food, France, French Food, italian food, Italy, Monty Python Film, Movies, The Meaning of Life, Travel | Tagged Chianti Classico, DPCHallenge, Food, French Macarons, Italian Cookies, John Cleese, Monty Python, postaweek 2013, The Meaning of Life movie, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | 10 Comments

Volterra: Not Just For Twi-hards and Oenophiles

Posted on October 19, 2012 by likeitiz

One of the last towns we visited in our week in Tuscany was the town of Volterra. According to Rick Steves*, this vibrant and history-laden town was recently in the international limelight because it was used as the backdrop for … Continue reading →

Posted in Isole e Olena, italian Wine, Italy, Travel, travel with Friends, Tuscany, Volterra, Wine | Tagged Alabaster art, Chianti Classico, Etruscan History, Isole e Olena, Postaweek2012, Rick Steves, Travel, Tuscany, Volterra, Wine | 4 Comments

Weekly Writing Challenge: A Splash of Color

Posted on October 17, 2012 by likeitiz

Weekly Writing Challenge: Splash of Color Palio di Siena (or Il Palio) is a very old but still observed festival in Siena at least twice a year. The tradition dates back to medieval times. It is a horse race where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian Horse Race, Italy, Palio di Siena, Siena, Travel, travel with Friends, Tuscany | Tagged Contrada, Contrade of Siena, DPCHallenge, Horse racing, Palio di Siena, Piazza del Campo, Postaweek2012, Siena, Travel, Tuscany | 4 Comments

A Little Town Called Volpaia

Posted on September 16, 2012 by likeitiz

During our recent trip through the Tuscany region, we stayed at a Villa in the outskirts of Florence. The Villa was up one of the hills in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli. The place was called Borgo I Vicelli. Beyond the gates … Continue reading →

Posted in Bar-Ucci, Chianti, italian Wine, travel with Friends, Tuscany, Volpaia, Wine | Tagged Bar Ucci, Chianti Classico, Italy, postaday2012, Postaweek2012, Travel, travel with Friends, Tuscany, Volpaia, Zuccotto | 6 Comments

Tuscan Heat

Posted on August 27, 2012 by likeitiz

There’s nothing like being “Under the Tuscan Sun,” as the book goes. Well, I have to say that the Tuscan sun was beating down on us for the first three days of our trip. Think of highs in the 104 … Continue reading →

Posted in Florence, Travel, travel with Friends, Tuscany | Tagged Borgo I Vicelli Villas, Florence, Postaweek2012, Travel, Tuscany, Vacation | 5 Comments

I’d Really Like To Do This One Day

Posted on December 1, 2011 by likeitiz

A few days ago, the daily post challenge was to write about something we always talk about but never do. http://wp.me/p23sd-EG I thought about all the things I say I’d like to see, hear, experience, acquire, and I thought, I … Continue reading →