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Video Of The Day: Italy's Biggest Food Fight
Each year, thousands of people in the town of Ivrea in northern Italy have one of the largest food fights on the planet during the Battle of the Oranges. Part of the city's annual Carnival celebrations, origins of the tradition are somewhat unclear, but it's believed to ...
Food And Wine Bike Tours Visit Italy's Dolomite Mountain Range
Food and wine may already be an embedded focus of vacation plans for many travelers. It's not something to put on a to-do list, pencil in on an itinerary or even think all that much about when traveling. But maybe it should be. Travel companies feature and package food ...From Ankle To Arch: Italy's Culinary Diversity
Go to your local supermarket to buy pasta and you'll find about a dozen different shapes from which to choose. Travel from the ankle to the arch of the heel in Italy, though, and you'll find 150 different types. And those are just the pasta types that begin with the letter ...Happy 100th: 15 Places To Celebrate Centennials In 2013
A new year isn't just the time to look ahead, it's also the time to look back and commemorate. 2013 marks plenty of centennials, from the birth of civil rights activists to metro lines. Here is your chance to not only explore new destinations, but also learn a little bit ...Travel App: Rome For Foodies By Food Blogger Katie Parla
If you are planning a trip to Rome this year and want to be sure to eat well, download food blogger Katie Parla's Rome for Foodies app for iPhone and iPad. The Rome travel app features short and sweet reviews of everything delicious, from best bakeries for breakfast to wine ...New Costa Concordia Video Released As Survivors Gather To Remember
When the cruise ship Costa Concorida went aground off the coast of Italy last year on Friday, the 13th of January, 32 people on board lost their lives. Still under investigation in the tragedy, ten people including the ship's captain Francesco Schettino and three senior ...
Naughty Roman Frescoes Uncovered In Colosseum
Archaeologists working on a conservation project at the Colosseum in Rome have discovered ancient frescoes of gladiators and erotic scenes, Agence France Press reports.
The brightly colored fragments were found on the walls of a corridor currently closed to the public ...Costa Concordia, A Year Later
Costa Concordia sailed aground off the coast of Italy one year ago this Sunday. Today, the ship sits off the coast of Italy where it ran aground on Friday, January 13, 2012, taking the lives of 32 passengers in the process. Ongoing work is underway to remove the grounded ...5 Places To See In 2013 Before They Disappear
If you've been thinking about where you might want to spend your vacation this year, don't make any plans until you've read this list.
There are a lot of places and sights in the world that might not be around very much longer. Climate change, rising sea levels, ...12 Offbeat Travel Ideas For 2013
My annual New Year's Eve tradition is to reflect on all the places I visited during the year and plot out where I want to go in the New Year. 2012 was a banner travel year for my family because we put all of our things in storage for five months and traveled extensively in ...Where They Ate: Food Writers' Favorite Eating Experiences Of 2012
I get annoyed with myself when I eat a bad meal – especially at a restaurant. And even more so when I'm traveling. Such a waste of time and money and calories, I think. Yes, these are first-world problems but frustrating nonetheless.
Rather than meditate on the ...In The Shadow Of Cinque Terre, Discovering The Treasures Of La Spezia
Will the loved-to-death, storm-martyred Cinque Terre ever see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Which tunnel? There are many, many tunnels between the wave-lashed coves and perched, pastel-painted villages of the over-subscribed, over-reported, and now brutally hobbled ...Where They Ate: Chefs' Favorite Eating Experiences Of 2012
Two months ago I was at the New York Wine & Food festival. I happened to be walking by the main stage – where star chefs had been giving cooking demos all weekend – when the next chef was announced. When Guy Fieri hit the stage, the 200 or so people in ...Video Of The Day: Amazing Ice Sculptures Wow Crowds In Japan
Today's Video of the Day comes from last year's Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. Press "play" and you'll see why the week-long festival is one of the largest winter events in the country, attracting nearly two million people. Hundreds of snow statues and ice ...
New Costa Condordia Images Show Scene Of Tragedy
Eleven months after the cruise ship Costa Concordia grounded off the coast of Italy, the ship remains on its side. "60 Minutes" sent a camera crew in that brought out never-before-seen images of the surreal site on this "60 Minutes Overtime" web exclusive.
"You've ...
Photo Of The Day: A Caprese In Capri
"Absolutely the BEST!!!" writes Flickr user Susan Cohen about today's Photo of the Day, taken at the Villa Verde on the island of Capri in Italy. Judging from the photograph, we'd probably agree. The insalata caprese is one of Italy's best-known dishes, and it is at ...Gadling Contributors' Favorite Restaurants Of 2012
I take pictures of my food at restaurants. Do you hate me now? Yeah, I thought so. I do it because I'm a food writer and I use the photos to jog my memory when I'm writing about a restaurant. But also sometimes I do it for the same reason a lot of other people do: ...Buffalo Rome: Mozzarella, Martians And Culinary Crusaders
I was staring, mesmerized, my mouth watering at a giant mozzarella. The elastic curd was submerged in a giant bowl of cold water in my favorite small, family-run specialty food store in Rome. The bowl was shaped like a huge puckered blossom. It sat atop a glinting ...Captain Of Wrecked Cruise Ship Cries Foul, Says He's Innocent
When we last visited Captain Francesco Schettino, he was being accused of several crimes as a result of the Costa Concordia grounding. He still is. But now, the Italian master of the ill-fated cruise ship says he's innocent and that the truth will be told – in his ...On The Insatiable Global Hunger For Italian Cuisine
Does the world really need another Italian restaurant? Apparently, yes. Every time an Italian restaurant opens up in New York City, I like to think that somewhere in the universe a puppy dog is wrapped in prosciutto, stuck with a giant toothpick and eaten. Well, not really. ...
