Trip Report: Naples, Venice, Florence, +
Oct 24th, 2015, 03:04 PM
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I just found this trip report too. I was traveling in southern Italy for most of the time you were posting, so I missed it. I think it is a wonderful portrait of Napoli and its surroundings, and interacting with Italian culture off the resoort-track.
Just so you know you were only half-lied to, the "Mediterranean diet" of olive oil and veg/seafood does exist in Italy, mainly along the Italian Riviera once you are north of Tuscany and on a curve toward France. There the traditional local cuisine has a minimum of cheese and meat, and even the pasta sauce is green. Sicily too has quite a lot of classic dishes that are centered around veg, nuts, fish -- not cheese and meaet -- if you get out of the tourist areas.
Hope you wil continue and you certainly got from Italy a key insight: the regional differences are dramatic, profound and delightful. Sicily is another world in many ways. Hope you get to see the whole boot sometime. Hope too that you get back to Naples and have some wonderful food experiences beyond pizza. Napoli and its nearby towns comprise one of Italy's greatest pasta centers, and also has fantastic dishes from the sea. TripAdvisor is not a great place to go looking for food recommendations. Try the Slow Food books, Fred Plotkin and Arthur Schwartz and the Italian blog Luciano Pignataro.
Just so you know you were only half-lied to, the "Mediterranean diet" of olive oil and veg/seafood does exist in Italy, mainly along the Italian Riviera once you are north of Tuscany and on a curve toward France. There the traditional local cuisine has a minimum of cheese and meat, and even the pasta sauce is green. Sicily too has quite a lot of classic dishes that are centered around veg, nuts, fish -- not cheese and meaet -- if you get out of the tourist areas.
Hope you wil continue and you certainly got from Italy a key insight: the regional differences are dramatic, profound and delightful. Sicily is another world in many ways. Hope you get to see the whole boot sometime. Hope too that you get back to Naples and have some wonderful food experiences beyond pizza. Napoli and its nearby towns comprise one of Italy's greatest pasta centers, and also has fantastic dishes from the sea. TripAdvisor is not a great place to go looking for food recommendations. Try the Slow Food books, Fred Plotkin and Arthur Schwartz and the Italian blog Luciano Pignataro.
Oct 25th, 2015, 08:03 AM
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Michael,
So enjoyed your Naples segment! I only visited for 1 day, but would love to go back for a longer visit. You really have a talent for travel writing. I like your sense of humor! Tight tee shirt and product in the hair = Italian speaking. True and funny.
So enjoyed your Naples segment! I only visited for 1 day, but would love to go back for a longer visit. You really have a talent for travel writing. I like your sense of humor! Tight tee shirt and product in the hair = Italian speaking. True and funny.
Oct 25th, 2015, 11:23 PM
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Sorry to see Naples getting a bad rap again
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog...4701/tpod.html
it kind of makes me really want to see it
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog...4701/tpod.html
it kind of makes me really want to see it
Oct 27th, 2015, 02:38 PM
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Those "bad raps" for Naples are sad but funny. All that travelpod person saw was the road from the outskirts to the train station, and the train station. I have no idea at all what was "creepy" about the train station.
