"We'd like one of each please", Nate told our waiter at Rocka Konoba, pointing to the list of pasta dishes on the "truffle menu". We had driven six hours to Croatia's Istrian Peninsula from Split for the weekend, on a quest for all things truffle. Truffles are considered an expensive delicacy in most parts of the... Continue Reading →
Madagascar: adventures on the 8th continent
"I see two chameleons by that root...can you find them?" asked our guide Claudio, pointing to a patch of leaf-litter no more than four inches wide. Squinting, our noses almost touching the ground, Chris and I searched until we eventually gave up. Grinning smugly, Claudio picked them up and placed them on our hands. The... Continue Reading →