Day 5 – Avignonesi
Well, there's nothing like some incredibly horrible news (not related to my health, don't worry), and jet lag to get [...]
Day 4 – Dinner – L’Agnolo
In years past, one of our favorite restaurants to visit was Trattoria Sciame. We stumbled upon it during our 2003 [...]
Day 4 – Cocktails
After we returned to Montalcino, we walked over to the café next to the restaurant Porto al Cassero (think that’s [...]
Day 4 – Montalcino Tour
Originally, the plan for this day was to head to San Giovanni d’Asso for the white truffle festival. Then Chris [...]
Day 3 – Off to Tuscany
On Saturday morning, we had an ungodly wake-up call at 6am after pretty much tossing the night away. Gathered our [...]
Itinerary – One Week in Montalcino – Sunday Nov 9
San Giovanni D’Asso This small town is about twenty five minutes from Montalcino. We passed by it on our way [...]
Itinerary – One Week in Montalcino – Background and Arrival
I'm putting together a high level packet of informatin for Andy and Katy, who will be joining us on our [...]
On The Road Again
Yep, things are coming together for our fall trip to Italy! It's been 3.5 years since we've been and I'm [...]
Montalcino Market Day and Lunch at La Porta
I didn’t plan anything for today because I knew we were meeting Krista (KHB on Slowtrav) and Steve and Kathy [...]
Monte Olivette Maggiore and Pienza
We wake Thursday with no clear plan on what to do. We toss about the idea of Siena, finding a [...]