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To spit or not to spit part II
While French wine tasters roll the wine around in their mouth and spit before tasting the next, this is definitely not the custom in Argentina. I spent a week cycling through Mendoza where lunch often included 5 or 6 wines, following which we’d cycle to another […]
Argentina’s Patagonia
Southern Patagonia: The Bottom of the Earth. Published in: “inTravel Magazine.” January 01, 2013
Sicily Hiking Mount Etna
Sicily Hiking Mount Etna Mount Etna on Sicily’s east coast rises gracefully from a sapphire sea. The peaceful scene contradicts the power of the most active volcano in Europe.
Testimonial: Machu Picchu Holiday, Peru
“Eviactive planned a wonderful holiday for my husband and I in Peru. All the hotels and tours were recommended from personal experience so I knew I could trust each place and operator. Eva made a lot of personal recommendations as far as hotels, restaurants, and things […]
Wine tasting etiquette
Wine tasting etiquette. To spit or not to spit? On a recent walking holiday in Sicily I took a group to the Etna vineyards for a wine tasting adventure. Lava rich soil nourishes the grapes yielding a distinctive – and strong – flavour. Our group of […]
Wine, Wheels, and Words
You can usually find me writing or leading some walking holiday in Italy. I took a detour so that my husband, a self-proclaimed oenophile, could discover the wines of Mendoza. I searched for a holiday that combined his love of wine with my passion for bike […]
