by Lenora Boyle | Mar 13, 2019 | Italian food, Italy Retreat for Women, Italy Travel
Pasta Fagioli, Pasta Beans with Trofie shaped pasta In Italy, beans are used in a variety of ways–salads, mashed on bread or bruschetta with olive oil drizzled on top, in soups and stews. A side dish (contorno) of beans is often served with any...
by Lenora Boyle | Dec 22, 2018 | Italy Travel
SLOW IT DOWN: Slow It Down. That was the assigned title for our writing group several weeks ago. A difficult thing to do during the holidays. But, I am practicing. I’ve made a big decision not to lead my Italy Retreats for Women in 2019. Along with that...
by Lenora Boyle | May 17, 2018 | Italian food, Italy Travel
This will be my 10th year hanging out in Cinque Terre–the five fishing villages-turned tourist-towns in the region of Liguria in Italy during my Italy Retreat for Women Tours. Hiking, swimming, and eating four of the traditional local foods is always part of...
by Lenora Boyle | Apr 5, 2018 | Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Tuscany
To write about Tuscany would take volumes of books filled with beautiful photos and stories of vineyards, artistic treasures, historical architecture and churches. In fact, there are mountains of books written about Tuscany, one of Italy’s 20 regions! It is...
by Lenora Boyle | Mar 11, 2018 | Italy Travel, Puglia & Matera
I love traveling in Italy. My dream is to visit each of the 20 regions, and most cities in Italy in my lifetime. Because I had never been to two of the southern regions of Italy–Puglia and Basilicata, I traveled there in 2017. I was so impressed and delighted by...
by Lenora Boyle | Jan 21, 2018 | Cinque Terre, Italy Travel, Monterosso
Embraced by the calm turquoise Ligurian Sea of the Italian Riviera, I am always in awe of the simple but extraordinary beauty of the five fishing villages known as the Cinque Terre. I guess that’s why 2018 will be my 10th consecutive year taking one of my Italy...
