Meaningful Travel
In these fraught times, it seems to me that the best thing to do is to immerse yourself in what is most meaningful to you. […]
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving fills my heart with thanks. I give thanks for the possibility to travel all year long in a country which affords me my profession, daily […]
Rome in August
“Pronto Margherita ? “ “Si.” “Ciao, sono Claudio. Tu ad agosto non parti, vero ?” “No Claudio, non parto. Tu sai che per volonta’ mia […]
Letter from Rome
All over Italy, the swifts, swallows and martins fill the morning and evening skies with their melodious cries. It is spring in Italy and how absolutely […]
The Joy of Preparing for Italy
When I first begin working with our Ultimo service travelers, I give them what I require first when I plan my own trips : wonderful […]
Intensity of Flavors
When I have been away from Italy for more than a week or so, I am all the more struck by the differences on my […]
Agretti and Longing
Does it happen that eating certain foods creates a fully three-dimensional feeling inside of you ? The feeling I have when I eat agretti is […]
Primavera !
Spring is here ! In Rome, we are celebrating with vignarola, which is spring in your bowl, a combination of artichokes, peas, fava beans, spring […]
The Truffle Dog Who Would Not Truffle
When we chose our lagotto romagnolo puppy, the last thing in our minds was the breed’s unsurpassed ability at sniffing out truffles. White and black truffles. Of which Italy […]
Amalfi in November
Last weekend in Amalfi reminded me how the Italian summer goes on and on. Early November on the Amalfi coast means tintore and pedirosso grapes […]
An Evening with Carlo Noro
Last week’s dinner organized by Slow Food here in Rome was among the best meals we have ever eaten anywhere. Both Carlo Noro’s remarks about […]
These are a Few of Our Favorite Things
Not long ago, a client, trying to select whom to use among the agents listed in the Travel and Leisure “A” List for Travel Agents for […]
La Passione ! (A Roman Terrace Garden)
Take one reasonably nice but uninspired Roman terrace, with ten years of accumulated, cluttered pots and four untended olive trees. Add plants – principally geraniums […]