Food, Recipes, Lifestyle and Travel Blog

By the Flavours Holidays Team

5 Top Travel Tips from Flavours Director Lorne Blyth

January 31, 2017

Planning a holiday soon? Here’s the 5 Top Travel Tips from Flavours Director Lorne Blyth: Pack less Some people pack everything but the kitchen sink. Not me! I lay out everything I’m planning on taking and then ask myself two key questions: ‘Do I really need this? Will I really wear it?’ This usually helps…

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Authentic Italy – Tips To Explore With Travel Writer Alexei Cohen

January 23, 2017

Travel writer Alexei Cohen, author of ‘Moon Rome, Florence & Italy’ has an impressive knowledge of all things Italian. We caught up with him to discuss how to explore the authentic side of Italy, food and seek out authentic flavours. Can you please tell us a few words about your background? I was born in…

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Q&A: food and travel photography with Lisa Waterman Gray

January 19, 2017

Today we interview Lisa Waterman Gray, a renowned food and travel writer and photographer who has published thousands of stories for national, international, regional and local publications including USAToday.com  and Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine. Lisa is also the writer of An Explorer’s Guide: Kansas and co-author of numerous other books. Hi Lisa and welcome back to…

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All Aboard! Stress-free public transport in Italy

January 18, 2017

If you’re visiting Italy for a Flavours Holiday, it’s easy to tag on a few days to see some of the rest of the country. It makes sense, while you’re there. Getting around Italy needn’t be a headache. While car hire, parking, and narrow-laned Italian autostrada can be expensive and stressful, using Italian public transport…

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Top 3 Benefits Of Wine

Did you know that wine is not only delicious but (in moderation) also a real health booster? Here are our top 3 benefits of wine! We can now enjoy our favourite Italian wines without worry – just remember always in moderation. Saluti! Would you like to enjoy a glass of wine while looking out over the…

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Meet Flavours Italian teacher Daniela Sannino

December 31, 2016

Daniela Sannino is an Italian language and literature tutor at Edinburgh University. She teaches our Italian language holidays in Tuscany and Amalfi. Which is your favourite Flavours Holiday base? Well, I was born just up the coast from Amalfi in Naples, so for me, of course, I have to say Amalfi. It is a part…

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Boost Creativity With A Change Of Scene

Creativity can be an elusive beast. An idea can occur to you in the middle of the night and you wake up full of inspiration to write the first chapter of a book, cook something wonderful, or simply go about your daily life with added verve and vigour. But at other times, you find yourself…

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5 things you wouldn’t have expected to happen on cooking holidays

December 29, 2016

Most people book a Flavours cooking holidays because they love Italian cuisine, and think cooking and eating in warm, beautiful Italy, with great produce on the doorstep, will be a blissful holiday where they’ll learn, too. What they don’t expect is to find a husband! That’s what happened to one of our guests – just…

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What are the advantages of painting in a group setting

December 28, 2016

We caught up with one of our Flavours painting tutors, and we chatted about the advantages of painting in a group setting.     You can find and regain your confidence Why is it that so many people are reluctant to explore their secret desire to learn how to paint? – That’s easy, lack of…

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Homemade limoncello recipe

December 23, 2016

Limoncello is not only an all time favourite drink, so you can’t go wrong and fail to impress, but also quite simple to make. This recipe is the authentic limoncello recipe our Italian chefs are using so if you want to learn how you can make your homemade limoncello keep reading.

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The Umbria Jazz Festival In Perugia

December 17, 2016

For most of the year Umbria, known as “the green heart of Italy”, attracts a wide range of travellers. As well as enticing foodies with its culinary delights of olive oils and black truffles, Umbria is also a wonderful place to sight-see from the old Papal palace of Orvieto to the birthplace of St. Francis…

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5 Reasons Puglia Should Be On Your Bucket List

December 15, 2016

Situated on the extreme south-eastern tip of Italy, Puglia is a region bursting with local culture and traditions. It’s relatively unknown compared to many of Italy’s most famous regions, and it’s definitely one of our top picks at Flavours! So, we’ve put together our top 5 reasons that this hidden gem should be top of…

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Flavours staff Christmas wish list

December 10, 2016

We asked the Flavours team what they’d like this Christmas… Lorne, Director What’s your ideal Christmas gift? A good book please! Anything related to Italy or a crime novel are always well received. If you got a Flavours Gift Voucher in your stocking, which holiday would you choose?  We’ve been offering holidays in Puglia for…

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Our Favourite Italian Wine Flavours & Regions

December 9, 2016

There is always a good reason to celebrate with Italian wine and so today we thought what better way to start the weekend rather than an infographic with our favourite Italian wine flavours per region? Have you visited Venice , Tuscany  or Puglia ? We’d love to hear about your favourite Italian wine flavours and regions!

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