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