We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino:  Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy

It had been 13 years since our infamous 2005 trip to Italy, so Tracy and I (along with friends Kim and Mary) decided to hit some spots in bella Italia that we had never explored before.  After a brief stop in London, we made our way to Milan, Bologna, Padova, Ravenna, Piemonte wine country, Torino and finally Orta San Giulio.  What a trip it turned out to be!  From bustling cities to gorgeous countrysides, our nearly three-week journey took us to some incredible places that will never be forgotten.  And the food … Wow!  The vino … spectacular!  Join us on our sensational trip to Italy.

November 8, 2018

CHAPTER TWO:  THE MAGNIFICENT MILAN CATHEDRAL & ROOFTOP

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER TWO:  THE MAGNIFICENT MILAN CATHEDRAL & ROOFTOP Next: DAY TWO –  Wild About Harry, “Don’t Go To Milan”, Glorious Galleria, Tracy Renews Her Love Affair With Italian Olive Oil, Quick Encounter With Leonardo, Traversing The […]
November 12, 2018

CHAPTER THREE – GIVE ME SOME OF THAT (REALLY) OLD TIME RELIGION

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino:  Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER THREE – GIVE ME SOME OF THAT (REALLY) OLD TIME RELIGION DAY THREE – Classic Croissants, Oops Wrong Church, Altar Altering, Four Friends And A Funeral, A Tisket A Casket, Fresco Frenzy, Why No Two […]
November 17, 2018

CHAPTER FOUR: NO REST FOR THE WEARY

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER FOUR: NO REST FOR THE WEARY DAY FOUR – Please Give Me The Recipe, Vertical Forest, Monumental Resting Places, Unfinished Michelangelo, The Horse You Rode In On, Park Place, The Hip District, Hey I Know […]
November 22, 2018

CHAPTER FIVE: HUSTLING & BUSTLING BOLOGNA

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino:  Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER FIVE: HUSTLING & BUSTLING BOLOGNA DAY FIVE – Kim Gets Shafted, Fascist Train Station, Bologna’s Patron Saint, Do You Believe In Magi?, Ah Cappella, Markets Galore, Pasta … We Got Pasta, Going To Neptune, Peculiar […]
November 29, 2018

CHAPTER SIX:  AN UNUSUAL DAY IN BOLOGNA

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER SIX:  AN UNUSUAL DAY IN BOLOGNA NEXT:  DAY SIX: – Slab Me, Pass the Junior Mints, Apollo 1, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Revisiting Pete, Frescoes Off Limits, Wherefore Art Thou, Don’t Ever Change, Leave The […]
December 6, 2018

CHAPTER SEVEN – PERAMBULATING PADOVA

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino:  Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER SEVEN – PERAMBULATING PADOVA Next: DAY SEVEN – This Station’s Not So Hard, Stabilizing The Microclimate, Giotto Cycle, Get Off Your High Horse, Churches And More Churches, Astronomical Timing, Did It Really Say No Photos?, […]
December 14, 2018

CHAPTER NINE – THE MARVELOUS MOSAICS OF RAVENNA

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER NINE – THE MARVELOUS MOSAICS OF RAVENNA Day Nine – A Case of the Benz, That’s The Ticket, A UNESCO Beauty, Of All the Galla, Cole Porter Inspiration, The Neon Bishop, I’ll Have 10 Orders […]
December 19, 2018

CHAPTER TEN – FEELING AT HOME IN THE VINEYARDS OF PIEMONTE

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER TEN – FEELING AT HOME IN THE VINEYARDS OF PIEMONTE DAY TEN –  Death Of A Rental Car (2018 Edition), Maybe We Shouldn’t Have Left Them Alone In The Garage, Mary & Tracy’s Wild Ride, […]
December 26, 2018

CHAPTER ELEVEN: DOGGING IT WHILE TRACKING TRUFFLES

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER ELEVEN: DOGGING IT WHILE TRACKING TRUFFLES DAY ELEVEN – Get Me To The Station On Time, Going To The Dogs, Don’t Tell Where We Are, The “Ronaldo Of Truffle Dogs,” Wandering The “Capital Of White […]
January 11, 2019

CHAPTER THIRTEEN – THE UPS AND DOWNS AND UPS OF PIEMONTE

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER THIRTEEN – THE UPS AND DOWNS AND UPS OF PIEMONTE DAY THIRTEEN – Up Up Up, Would You Like To See My Elevator?, I’m Not Going Back Up, A Slight Parking Error, “Master Of The […]
January 14, 2019

CHAPTER FOURTEEN – MAI TAI TOM’S INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER FOURTEEN – MAI TAI TOM’S INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR BOVIO – LA MORRA, ITALY (Closed Permanently) Long before we left for Italy and knowing we would be there at the beginning of White Truffle […]
January 18, 2019

CHAPTER FIFTEEN – TO EVERYTHING TURIN, TURIN, TURIN

We Still Didn’t Drink All The Vino:  Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Return To Italy CHAPTER FIFTEEN – TO EVERYTHING TURIN, TURIN, TURIN DAY FOURTEEN:  Open This Palace!, Driving My Passengers Crazy, Not Your Average Hunting Lodge,  Going Stag, Are You Sure I Can Fit In Here, Terrific Turin, Lots Of […]