If you were my Facebook friend, or followed me on Twitter a year ago, you would have seen my gelato play-by-play. It was the ten-day, try as many as possible, three a day, gelato fest. It was good. Some were better than others. My friend in Florence like Grom the […]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
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I had been saving my miles to go to New Zealand, and instead blew them on business class seats to Italy in high season. We departed Fort Lauderdale at 4:15PM (original departure time was 3:00), and arrived at JFK at 6:45PM. this being JFK, where nothing can ever go smoothly, […]
Today we depart the Spirit, as we arrive in Venice, hopefully in time to make our 11:30 AM tour of the Doge’s Palace. Tomorrow we board Delta to JFK, then on to Fort Lauderdale and get back to the real world. Stay tuned for updates on the trip starting next […]
You read about the fishing adventures last week. Well, after catching an abundance of little yellowtail snapper, we had a couple of really good dinners. Here is a photo of the little guys after they have been stuffed with fresh oregano, thyme, sage, garlic and lemon and roasted at 425° […]
As I was sitting down to write this, I realized I needed some inspiration. So out came a pint of Jeni’s Pistachio Honey Ice Cream. It is rich, creamy and best of all, tastes like actual pistachio nuts. It is not overly sweet. It is smooth and perfect in every […]
Travel, particularly air travel, is no fun these days. From the banning of beverages to the fee frenzy, it is all very annoying, to say the least. It is because of these inconveniences, and the fact that schlepping large suitcases through foreign train stations sucks, that I began packing as […]
The Florida Keys Girl is off for a much needed vacation. I will be aboard the Seabourn Spirit visiting ports in Italy, Greece and Croatia. There will be a full update (over the course of many days) upon my return. Have no fear, I will still have posts at the […]
Every week for the past year I have asked my friend when he was going to take me fishing. Every time I ask the answer was always the same “When the wind is good”. I would ask “Well, when do you think the wind might be good on a weekend?” […]