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...
Blog posts from restaurants
Euro Trip 2025: daytrip to Venaria Palace
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...
Euro Trip 2025: Bologna restaurants
We typically only had one meal 'out' per day, sometimes lunch, sometimes dinner. For a few favorites we returned to a restaurant at a different time of day too. il Passatello di Bologna - Easy to...
Euro Trip 2025: Bologna takeaway meals
We never tired of Italian food during our month in Bologna. Between the different pastas and sandwich options, there was plenty of variety! Since we didn't always want to sit down at a restaurant...
Euro Fall Trip: Slovenia – Bovec food + drink
Monday After our day of detours we decided to try our luck at the always crowded Thirsty River Brewing. We split a smash burger and a sausage plate, accompanied by the 'wrong bar' redcurrant sour...
Euro Fall Trip: Slovenia – Bled sites, food + drink
Lake Bled is probably the most famous part of Slovenia, and a very touristed town - and for a good reason, the views! We managed to have great weather for the two days we stayed in Bled, so plenty...
Long Island Summer 2025: restaurants
CJ's American Grill Dinner on the Tuesday evening that we returned to the US from the UK. I ordered the BLT with seasoned fries and Eric ordered the Vineyard Salad with blackened chicken. Service...
UK Summer Trip 2025: London food & drink
A few days in London is always a joy for us because we get a chance to explore new places and, hopefully, revisit some favorites. Blackbird Located right around the corner from our hotel, this pub...
UK Summer Trip 2025: Bristol food & drink
Chris & Jo’s Kitchen We were arriving on a Sunday afternoon, and I love a good Sunday Roast, so I researched a few options. Chris & Jo's came recommended, but only took reservations by...
Richmond, June 2025
We spent another overnight in Richmond this month with family, and between painting and eating enormous amounts of charcuterie, we still had time to visit a few spots. As with our March trip, we...
Himalayas 2025: where we stayed in Bhutan
As we wrote in the intro post, the Bhutan portion of our trip was organized and booked by Raven Tours Bhutan. The accommodations were generally good — we had checked reviews beforehand and our...
Himalayas 2025: Kathmandu food & drink
On our first night we wanted to try momo dumplings, so we chose Thamel Momo Hut. We started with an order of ten chicken momos. This was our first time trying the Nepali red sauce, and it was spicy!...
Boston, April 2025: food & drink
Friday We wanted to check out Charlestown, and Blackmoor Bar and Kitchen looked like a good starting point on the edge of the neighborhood. They were busy with several large groups, but we found two...
Richmond, March 2025
We had two free night certificates expiring at the end of March that prompted a quick trip to Richmond, Virginia. Instead of using both nights we invited our friends to go with us. Altogether we...
Iguazu Falls: Port Iguazú
Given our flight schedules we didn't have that much time in Port Iguazú, but there isn't that much to see or do besides the falls. On our arrival evening we trekked over to Supermercado Capicua for...
Bariloche: food + drink
After settling in to our apartment we checked out several beer places and landed on Wesley Brewery as they had a good variety of options. I got the Belgian Strong Ale and Eric had the Scottish. We...
Villa la Angostura: food + drink
On our first evening we arrived into town later than expected, so grocery stores were already closed. We weren't terribly hungry but needed to eat a little something, so we decided to go simple and...
Buenos Aires: food + drink
Wednesday, Feb 12 After wandering around the streets of Palermo on our first afternoon in town we stopped for a glass of wine at Bird. Eric tried the Le Petit Voyage Torrontės and I had a glass of...
Our Itinerary
2026 Trips
Parrish, FL (Jan)
Medellin, Columbia (Feb)
Asturias, Spain (May)
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
day trips from Bologna (Oct)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
Greensboro, NC (Nov)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)