She swirls around the room, fluid and elegant; she is quicksilver. Her hands sweep through the air, making patterns that strike your heart, and her skirt whips about her. Her fan mocks, teases, and cajoles as she smiles. The music, the claps, the taps become one with her as she moves on the dance floor […]

There is music in the winds of Le Marche. Undulating hills, emerald green carpets of grass, and dancing wildflowers are abundantly seen in Le Marche or the Marches; Italy’s secret jewel. Tucked away between the snow clad mountains of Monti Sibillini and the sparkling Adriatic Sea, Le Marche is a study in contrasts. Located in […]

I am eternally beholden to Naples. Indeed, many of us are. Pizza has been my saviour many times, in sickness and in health, in many outings with friends, and at various parties where not much else was edible. Of course, the pizza at my local pizzeria falls short of its traditional cousin – the marvellous […]

Although I do not hail from the charming little town of Charlottesville, Virginia, I have spent the greater part of the last three years there, studying at the University of Virginia. I will spend two more years there, finishing my degree in poetry. It’s that kind of town, where poets, coffee aficionados, and street artists […]

Italy is synonymous with good food, wine, fashion, and a singular joy for life that cannot be found elsewhere on Earth. The name evokes the fragrance of warm pasta, topped with cheese, pizzas in large coal fired ovens, and the visions of sun burnt mountain sides and rows and rows of olive trees. Located in […]