When we went back to Naples, a place where I lived twice in my childhood for a total of six years, I did more than relive memories.  Thanks to a friend I made during our time in Hawaii, who was then stationed in my hometown, I got to see a new side of Napoli.  Places I... Read More »

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I have to share with you a gem we have found here in Bath.  A Neapolitan restaurant called Yammo! Having lived in Napoli, Italia as a child and later as a teen I have become a food snob when it comes to Italian food. I resist going to any so-called ‘Italian’ restaurants in the USA and... Read More »

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Day Four of Blogtember states, ‘A story about a time you were very afraid.’ I almost regret telling this story again but to be fair the culmination of events are still a very scary moment from my travels. It is something that should have never happened. It happened in a place I have always considered... Read More »

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I had lived in the city of Naples twice for a total of six years before I went back to visit last summer.  As life would have it one of my military wife friends from Hawaii was now stationed in my hometown.  I had so much fun getting to visit with her in a place... Read More »

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I am very passionate about Italian food. To the point that if you take me to an Italian restaurant outside of Italy,I will tell you it is not ‘real’ Italian food.My in-laws insist that that the family owned Italian restaurantin their small midwest town is authentic because the owner is ‘I-Talian’.However both the pizza and pasta sauces are... Read More »

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Having spent a significant part of my childhood in Italy has left an equally significant part of my heart in Napoli.   It meant so much to share this corner of the world with the man I love and with whom I share life.  I cannot wait to bring my sons home to Italy To... Read More »

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Military brat.  Born in England to American parents and grew up moving around Europe, from military base to military base, until I was about to graduate high school.  Quite a lot has happened in my life since I moved ‘home’ to the United States.  A decade later and I am returning ‘home’ to Napoli, Italia... Read More »

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