by eric | Jan 6, 2026 | Daily life, International Travel, Noteworthy, Travel, USA Travel
Previous years-in-review – 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 In 2025 our international travel took us back to South America and Asia for the first time since Covid, plus two trips to Europe. Some stats: 9...
by eric | Dec 31, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
When researching Turin I came across the Luci d’Artista, a light festival that spans autumn into winter. We lucked out that the very first day for the lights was our last evening in Turin! We didn’t have enough time to hunt all of them down, but we did...
by eric | Dec 30, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
Turin is a large city, and even with most of a week we still only saw a few neighborhoods around the center. Sunday We arrived at the Porta Susa train station in the early afternoon – it was a long walk to the apartment but the tree lined streets were scenic and...
by eric | Dec 29, 2025 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
With a full week in the city we were able to try a decent number of spots around town. Sunday Da Frasca – We were glad we had a reservation, as it is small and they did turn people away. I ordered the blue cheese gnocchiete with hazelnuts plus a house white...
by eric | Dec 28, 2025 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
The Venaria Palace is a former royal hunting residence and gardens located on the outskirts of the city. The most efficient transport seemed to be the an express bus from Castello; unfortunately for us it was very late, and we had conflicting information on whether it...