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Explore the My Bella Vita blog for Calabria travel guides, Italian travel inspiration, info on Calabria attractions, local insights, and content about exploring your Italian heritage. These make for the perfect complement to our Small Group Trips to Calabria! If you have any questions as you read, feel free to contact us. 

11 October 2010

Getting Kids Excited About Their Trip to Southern Italy

You’ve heard about Italy all of your life and dreamed of visiting Roman ruins, exploring centuries-old castles and swimming in the enchanting waters of the Mediterranean. You don’t need help...
7 October 2010

Seven Easy Italian Words to add to Your Vocab

Italian is arguably one of the most beautifully seductive languages in the world but that doesn’t mean it is easy to learn. I’ve written quite a bit about my favorite...
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6 October 2010

Real Recipe Wednesday: Orecchiette con Pelati e Ricotta

Last month was delizioso at My Bella Vita and through the Real Recipe Series we discovered a couple of great primi plates-Pasta Aglio Olio Peperoncino and Bucatini all’ Amatriciana, a...
5 October 2010

Travel Tip Tuesday: Three Tips for Planning a Chick Trip

For many of us a girlfriend getaway to Italy, complete with Italian wine, local food, bright beaches and a few of our closest female friends is the perfect excuse to...
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1 October 2010

My Favorite Italian Nighttime Ritual … The Popular Passeggiata

A couple of weeks ago I started really thinking about the things I love in Calabria. I wrote about my favorite meal-time experience … the long, leisurely lunch and today,...
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29 September 2010

Real Recipe Wednesday: Bucatini all’amatriciana

It’s been a delicious month here at My Bella Vita with recipes ranging from Pasta Aglio Olio Peperoncino to Sicilian mollica and Naple’s own delectably sweet sfogliatella. The Real Recipe...
27 September 2010

A Guide to Calabrian Breakfast

While the food of Calabria ranges from super spicy peppers, to fresh fruit and vegetables to meat, seafood and pasta, the breakfast food is sweet and simple. While it is...
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22 September 2010

Real Recipe Wednesday: Sfogliatella

All this month we are featuring real Italian recipes and Mamma Mia have we had some goodies. We’ve gone from classic Pasta Aglio Olio Peperoncino to Sicilian modica and today,...
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21 September 2010

Travel Tip Tuesday: Is Calabria Right For You?

Back in April, Robin, my friend and Travel Tip Tuesday counterpart over at My Melangè listed six reasons Italy might not be for everyone. It is one of my favorite...
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17 September 2010

Southern Italian Food Culture: The Long-lasting, Leisurely, Luxurious Lunch

I’ve been in Italy more than four years and lately I’ve noticed I’ve started to take some of my favorite things for granted. Oh, I still appreciate mountain views and...
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15 September 2010

Real Recipe Wednesday: Mollica di Pane

We kicked off this month’s Real Recipe Wednesday series with a classic Pasta Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino dish that had many people, including yours truly, heading into the kitchen. This...
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13 September 2010

The Other Side of Calabria

When most people travel to Calabria, they think of sun-bathing on the beaches, walking through medieval towns, exploring ancient ruins and castles and heating things up with Calabria’s homemade food...
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