Category Archives: International

Montreal Jazz Festival: Colossal Musicianship for 38 Years

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Epicurious Travelers

mu·sic [ˈmyo͞ozik] Vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. June 28 to July 8, 2017 The 38th edition of the Montréal Jazz Fest will possess all the beauty of form, harmony, and expression … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Canada, East Coast Travel, Festivals, International, Jazz Festival, Montreal, Music, Quebec, Sustainable Travel, Travel | Tagged Bob Dylan, Buddy Guy, Elizabeth Margolis-Pineo, Melissa Etheridge, Pokey LaFarge | 2 Comments

La Primavera: Part I

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Epicurious Travelers

Wisteria Season March 20 is the first day of Spring. It is also my birthday. We leave Maine’s four-foot snowdrifts knowing it’s full-on primavera in Italy. There’s nothing I like more than eating my birthday dinner on a plastic tray … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Wine, International, Italian Travel | Tagged Carmignano, epicurean travel, Hotel Borgo Nuovo, Italian cuisine, Italy, L'Osterietta, Margolis-Pineo, Milan, winter getaways | Leave a comment

Roman Holiday

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Epicurious Travelers

We arrive in Rome on Halloween, la festa di zucca. Our Roman reentry is smooth despite a brief frightening blackout on the subway. Three short stops from Termini, we emerge blinking in the bright sun of the Piazza di Spagna … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Food and Wine, International, Italian Travel | Tagged Borghese Galleria, Borghese garden, Campari, Edy's Rome, MAXXI Museum Rome, My Secret Condotti, Negroni, Piazza campo de Fiori, Piazza Farnese, Piazza Navona, Piazza Sapgna, Rome Italy, Sambuca, Trastevere, Trattoria Giggetto, Via Margutta | 6 Comments

Caccia di Blu!

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Epicurious Travelers

How do you write about travel when you’re not traveling? We’re sequestered, our wings are clipped and we’re in “a fallow period.” Here are some of our favorite pieces while we wait to continue our travels (we hope) in 2021. Let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Italian Travel, Lake Como | 5 Comments

La Primavera 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Epicurious Travelers

Tile roofs. Terraced, unfussy gardens. Wisteria in bloom everywhere, along with pansies, peonies, tulips and iris. The sun is hot. Lake views are blinding. Weekend-warrior cyclists in black spandex speed past in a blur. Tiny fishing boats sputter by with … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Italian Travel, Off-the-beaten-track | 2 Comments

Florence Interlude

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Epicurious Travelers

We zip into Florence to meet dear friends at Hotel Bernini. It is posh, next to the river. Our mood lifts and spirits brighten. Our friends help us see a jolly way forward: buying shoes! which always helps. We shop … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Wine, International, Italian Travel | Tagged Firenze, Florence, Hotel Bernini, Italy | Leave a comment

Costa Rica – It’s a Boy

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Epicurious Travelers

Jess gets married, initiating a nifty and unexpected trip to equatorial Costa Rica. Best of all, we get Colin, the son we always wanted. Tamarindo is about an hour from Liberia airport. We take several wrong turns and realize, yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Caribbean travel, Food and Wine, International, Off-the-beaten-track | 5 Comments

Our Tuscan Paradise – Carmignano

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Epicurious Travelers

The Carmignano Hills are lush and verdant. Even the fog is soft and sweet. Our annual climb up La Rocca yields arresting views into the bowl that is Florence, and the terra cotta Duomo at its heart. Our customary factory … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Farm-to-Table, Food and Wine, International, Italian Travel | Tagged Carmignano, Hotel San Michele, il Barco Reale, Pontormo, Tuscany | 3 Comments

A Snail’s Pace in Italy

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Epicurious Travelers

A passo di lumaca, proceeding at a snail’s pace, is a great way to experience Italy. We pull into our sleepy little town of Argegno’s tiny town square with stunning lake view, and our pulse magically slows. We have arrived. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Food and Wine, International, Italian Travel, Travel | Tagged A passo di lumaca, Argegno, Bar Motta, Campari Spritz, Carmignano, far niente, Greenway, John Grisham, Lake Como, lakefish, Lenno, Pesavo Meglio, Slow Food, villa Balbienello | 3 Comments

Montreal Jazz: Biggest and Best

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Epicurious Travelers

World-Class Rendezvous Lucky me: I’m heading for the 36th edition of the world’s largest jazz festival, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Celebrating a passion for music for over three decades, North America’s French-speaking metropolis annually welcomes fans to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Canada, Festivals, Food and Wine, International, Jazz Festival, Montreal, Music, Quebec, Sustainable Travel, Travel | Tagged B-52s., B.B. King, Elizabeth Margolis-Pineo, food and wine, hospitality, Hotel Intercontinental, Jamie Cullum, Jazz Festival, Montreal, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis | Leave a comment