Where am I? Does it matter? What I know is, That I dream of you, My dearest Tuscany, An impossible place to forget. I am back in my hometown, On a cool sprin...

Most species of penguins are monogamous. They will mate with the same penguin, season after season. It is a beautiful, loving relationship, one that I have t...

We finally arrived in Vienna, the home to Mozart, Beethoven, Princess Sisi, amazing palaces, and cathedrals that the Habsburgs' and Austrian royalty graceful...

During the Paleozoic Era lived two cavemen brothers named Mario and Luigi. Every year they would go on a special hunt along with four of their cousins, two u...

Have you experienced this before? You find yourself in a situation that feels weird, unfamiliar, and not at all what you expected. You tell yourself… Ok, I a...

For men's eyes ONLY! The secret of the oldest mystery in the world …revealed by science! What do you think is the oldest mystery in the world? And how much w...

I will never forget the guy I met years ago, who was sure that pizza had been invented here, in the heart of America, by Chuck E. Cheese. No joke. Obviously,...

This past May, Sam and I were visiting his family near Florence when his sister suggested that instead of going to the center of the city as we normally do d...

I think we can all agree that not all bread (and pastries) are created equal. You know that feeling, as soon as you take a bite of freshly-made, warm, crispy...

Falling in love can happen over a long period of time: you get pulled into the relationship as you get to know the person you're dating, and one day, you rea...

After spending three days in Athens, Viktoria and I believed we had accomplished most of our mission. The Parthenon, Acropolis, Ancient Agora, Monastiraki Sq...

If you've ever been to Greece, you must have savored on the scrumptious dessert called loukoumades. If not, drop everything you're doing and catch the next f...

Do you remember that song "All That She Wants Is Another Baby" by Ace of Base? When Viktoria and I went to Crete, Greece, all that Viktoria wanted was not ne...

All of a sudden, one can find countless blogs and articles about biscotti. But I am not here to discuss just any kind of biscotti, but rather the Biscotti (w...

It has been many years that Sam and I have been dreaming of visiting this place – the Island of Santorini. Last summer, we decided to plan a trip to Greece, ...

In the middle of the night, I find myself back in Italy, In the market of my hometown, Surrounded by flavors all around. I am in a food sanctuary; In front o...

You don’t need a time machine to immerse yourself in the simple, genuine and flavorful foods from centuries past. When we visited the historic Falorni butche...

Viktoria and I were looking for a different experience than our usual vacation in Europe or the warm beaches of Mexico, so we decided to travel to the Rocky ...

Every time I mention our Slovakian Easter tradition to Americans, they look at me with horror in their eyes and their mouths wide open. They expect me to say...

In 2019, we celebrate Leonardo da Vinci’s 500-year anniversary (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519), who is one of the foremost exponents of the Renaissance and cons...