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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Top 19 off-the-beaten-track places to visit in Italy

March 3, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Gardens of Castello di Spessa

We spent 3 months last summer travelling through 12 of the 20 regions of Italy. Our objectives were to stay as much as possible in the countryside because it was summertime and to visit places we had never been to before. We were rewarded with unforgettable, unique experiences in pristine locations untouched by mass tourism…. 

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Cellar Tour: Vigne di Zamo and their surprising wines

January 27, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

I vividly remember 20 years ago, a Shanghainese friend telling me that she would love to travel to Europe one day. I was shocked when she said she really wanted to see Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia. The most obvious destinations were clearly Paris, Rome, Venice and Barcelona. But she knew little of these cities. This… 

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Top 8 reasons to visit a forgotten corner of Italy: Friuli-Venezia Giulia

January 20, 2015 By wooweiduan 2 Comments

Countryside in Friuli

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an exotic part of Italy with a distinctive Slavic flair. The cuisine is unique in its extensive interweaving of sweet, savoury and spices such as gnocchi di susine (sweet plum dumplings) which are served as a first course, the same as pasta. The geography varies from crystal blue Alpine lakes and the… 

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