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Marketing Italian-style
In urban North America, when we think of a farmer's market, we typically think rural, road-side food stands, or the temporary 'country in the city' popup markets set up seasonally in urban parking lots adjacent to Starbucks. Not so in Rome. Even in as cosmopolitan a...
As cozy as a snug in a pub: 3 authentic places to drink in Ireland
The Irish can drink, there's no doubt about that. In fact, after spending a little over a week there sampling the pub life, we had to go to Italy to sober up! The Irish Pub is as iconic as the cloverleaf when it comes to symbolizing Ireland, but even if you're a...
Absolutely, Positano, Romantic
It's not really cheating on your husband if you spend your honeymoon with your first love – at least, not when your first love is a town named Positano. Given that even Google agrees that this is one of the most romantic places in Italy, I think I can be forgiven......
Falling for my own backyard
No, this isn't one of those "I've fallen and I can't get up" kind of stories. This is about Henk's new thing: waterfalling, as in going to see waterfalls. He got the idea after picking up a brochure entitled "Waterfall Tours of Ontario", so I suppose I should have...
