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Tag: italy

The First Time: When the Travel Bug Bites
Culture, Nomadism

The First Time: When the Travel Bug Bites

January 25, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Some people will reminisce—with nostalgia, regret, or a little bit of each—about their first cigarette, their first drink, or their first time trying X (fill […]

Culture, Europe, Food

3 Macabre Stories that Capture the Essence of Napoli

September 6, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Climbing hundreds of stairs for a good view, as per usual. Thursday, 1 September, Napoli, Italy The weather was a bit mercurial, and we took […]

Culture, Europe

La Notte della Taranta—or, Where I was on Saturday

August 29, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

A post shared by Toby Israel (@tobyintheworld) on Aug 29, 2016 at 5:32am PDT On the road to Melpignano Melpignano, Puglia, Italy; Saturday, 8:00 p.m. […]

Europe, Food

Olive Oil on Everything—A Gastronomic Diary of Italy

May 29, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Sicily, 2013—where I first learned about putting olive oil on everything. Florence, Tuscany Gnocchi with fennel, mint and gorgonzola. A generous drizzle of olive oil […]

Europe, Nomadism

Revisiting

November 3, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

“Revisiting” Sicily I have rarely been one to visit the same place twice. I always used to squirm uncomfortably when new friends, by way of […]

Culture, Europe

An Incomplete Guide to Sicily in Quotes & Pictures

September 21, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples), Agrigento, Sicily “The climate’s delicate; the air most sweet. Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing The common […]

Europe

Being versus Seeing

September 4, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

So, what are you doing here? They say it kindly—with honest curiosity—and they say it in Italian, but that is the question. The woman at […]

Culture, Europe, Food

Snapshot: Bar Willy

August 27, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

8:30a.m., Trastevere, Roma — 24 August 2015I begin the day with that most Italian of concoctions… il bar.Bar Willy sits at one corner of a […]

Europe

Three, Two, One, BUNGEE

July 15, 2013May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

(Sorry, Mom—I know I promised I wouldn’t, but I really think you should be proud of me.) “Do one thing a day that scares you.”  […]

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