The Chocolates Of Life

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  • The Chocolates of Life 2018 Travels (Europe)

    The Chocolates of Life 2018 Travels (Europe)

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    -21°C today, a very cold January day that keeps me from wanting to go out too much and got me thinking about summer and warm days again. A perfect opportunity to have a look at what new places we discovered last year. So for all of you out there in search of some vacation plans,…

  • [Italy] The Calabrian Cuisine

    [Italy] The Calabrian Cuisine

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    One of the reasons Italy is always very appealing to us is that it has such a rich and diverse gastronomy and it’s so easy to reach all these local dishes full of taste and color. Calabria was for us a true gourmet experience, with fresh and local ingredients and with lots of traditional recipes…

  • [Italy] The Beaches of Calabria

    [Italy] The Beaches of Calabria

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    I know that I wrote a lot about the villages we visited during the trip in Calabria, but wait until you hear about the beaches. Because if it’s something that Calabria really has in abundance, it’s beaches. Sand, pebbles, stone beaches. Public, large and crowded ones, but also remote, small and quiet ones. All with…

  • [Italy] The Villages of Calabria

    [Italy] The Villages of Calabria

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    We spent almost half of our trip in Calabria discovering its hilltop villages (they are officially called towns, but to me they resemble more to the rural life, so I will keep to the “village” term). Hidden behind high mountains rocks and with access roads that sometimes test all your driving abilities, these solitary villages…

  • [Italy] Summer road trip in Calabria

    [Italy] Summer road trip in Calabria

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    A trip in South Italy was planned for a few years now, but for different reasons, we only got to make it happen this May. We chose a small area of the Calabria region for a one week vacation, rented a car and drove all around the “toe” of the Italian boot.