The Wayne County Music and Ribfest takes place at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio where entertainment includes live music, an activity area for the kids, and various games, contests and more. There is also a beer garden, fair food and, of course, a fine selection of ribs. 2026 … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is the third of three posts, featuring my favorite meals during My Trip in Italy. In this particular post, I also talk about the hotel and breakfast the following morning. ******************** Just across the way from downtown Castel di Sangro… …sits a former 16th-century monastery called Casadonna… … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is the second of three posts, featuring my favorite meals during My Trip in Italy. ******************** I took a morning bus from Sulmona to Pescara… …and had only a 5 minute walk to my stylish hotel, the Victoria Hotel… I mean, check out my room door! Once … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is the first of three posts, featuring my favorite meals during My Trip in Italy. ******************** On my last night in Catania, seven of us went out to eat… …at Ristorante Tre Bocche. Here, the fish greeted you at the door as you walked in… …and you … Read more
In this post, I will give you a glimpse of some of the more memorable food that I ate during my trip. Since I can’t decide whether to list the photos chronologically or by course (appetizer, first course, etc.), I’ll divide them into general categories (ie breakfast, snack, dessert, etc.). … Read more
In this post, I just want to give you an idea of my trip by showing your bits of each city visited in chronological order. If I feel there is a need for more information, I’ll write it under the picture. I hope you enjoy… Sulmona Tuesday, May 8 – … Read more
My cousin in Catania had kept an eye out for festivals… …and he was sure to let me know about the Catania Street Food Fest. That morning, after a cappuccino… …and a cream-filled brioche… …we walked along Via Etnea to understand the festival set-up (it wouldn’t start until later that … Read more
During my trip, I searched the walls for news of Italian festivals… …only to find that I had either arrived a month late… …or a few months early. I was just a week early for these festivals in Atri and Catania… …and just a day late for the festival in … Read more
Recently, I’ve traveled across the sea to Italy… …where I set out to explore Sulmona… …Pescara… …countless other towns in the Abruzzo region… …Rome… …and Sicily (Catania primarily). During my adventures, I’ve traveled over mountains… …through forests… …near fields of poppies… …along seaside boardwalks… …and along rocky coasts… …all in … Read more