So what do you do if you are in one of Italy’s most picturesque cities and find yourself with a hankering for two, three, or even four scoops of homemade southern Italian gelato? You hit the beach. Just a few blocks down the lungomare from the tiny green kiosk of the Gelateria Cesare is the...Read More
Remember last week when I told you all about my day trip to Reggio Calabria? Oh you know … where I found those buns of bronze? Well I have a confession to make. And no, it has nothing to do with those big naked men … but it is just as sinful. Reggio Calabria is...Read More
Who’d have thought writing a book review could be such a tough thing? On the surface it is simple enough. You read a book, you either like it-or don’t like it, summarize your thoughts and tap ’em out on your trusty ‘ole laptop. It is not rocket surgery. Or brain science, as might be more...Read More
It is that time of year again … schools are wrapping up, kids are heading to the nearest watering hole and their parents and friends are planning summer BBQs and outdoor picnics. But just in case you don’t have time-or the desire to melt away under the glaring Texas sun-you have another option … especially...Read More
Although Rome Week is technically finita, I do have a few straggling notes hanging around in my notebook itching to hit the big screen. Or, well, the computer screen. You see, as a B&B owner I gravitate towards other B&Bs and nine times out of 10, prefer them to big hotels. I love the personal...Read More
How many of you choose a new travel destination then run right out and purchase a new guide book? Come on … you can tell me. Well then, how many of you choose a new travel destination, then run right to your laptop, plop down with a grande Starbucks caramel latte and Google, “Where...Read More
It is hump day here at My Bella Vita and we are smack in the middle of Rome Week, and with all of the sightseeing and wallet-watching we’ve had going on the last couple of days … I bet you are getting hungry. I know I am. Many people think a good vacation boils down...Read More
They always say, “You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl,” and although I am sure they’d be referring to that slow, southern Texas-twang – literally it can mean something else. You can take THIS girl out of HER country-but American I’ll always be....Read More
is the heart-wrenching story of a young Jewish jewel trader who travels from the confined walls of the Venetian Ghetto to the exotic and oftentimes confusing streets of the Pegu marketplace. Although Abraham’s adventure takes place in an ancient Burmese kingdom at the end of the 16th Century, his letters home are reminiscent of...Read More
It is that time of year again. The post-holiday letdown and mid-Winter blues have many of us feeling just. a tad. sad. Well, cheer up because I’ve been itchin’ to have another giveaway here on My Bella Vita and the graciously talented newly-anointed Texan, Nadine Zawacki of Just Being Me has agreed to help. In...Read More
