Tag Archives: Salento

Head for the Heel | Index

Posted on 2019-01-20 by Judith Schrut

Here’s an index to all the posts in Judith Schrut’s Head for the Heel miniseries. Ciao ragazzi! Hope you had fun trippin’ down the heel of Italy’s beauteous boot with me. Here’s a list with links to all the posts … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Head for the Heel, Italy | Tagged Alberobello, Appian Way, Food, Italy, Itrian Way, Judith Schrut, Lecce, Matera, Monopoli, Noci, Polignano a Mare, puglia, Salento | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Antonella’s Pasticciotto Leccese

Posted on 2019-01-19 by Judith Schrut

Hey, it’s a tikichris exclusive! Judith Schrut tips you off on a scrumptious treat, just for our readers. If our Head for the Heel mini-series has whet your appetite for travel, food and drink of southern Italy, you’ll want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Recipes | Tagged aperitivo, Borgagne, cakes, dessert, Italy, Judith Schrut, Lecce, pasticciotto, recipe, Salento | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Andiamo All’Adriatico! (to the Adriatic)

Posted on 2019-01-19 by Judith Schrut

Every great holiday must come to an end, and so too must Judith Schrut’s glorious gambol down the heel of Italy’s boot. We literally jumped with joy (see above) to hear that our last few days in Italy would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Head for the Heel, Italy, Travel | Tagged cycling, Italy, Judith Schrut, Lecce, Monopoli, Polignano a Mare, puglia, Puglia Cycle Tours, Salento, seafood | Leave a comment

A Taste of Puglia: Sightseeing in the Salento

Posted on 2015-06-11 by tikichris

So as I alluded in the intro to this series about my time in Puglia, my aim is to share the best bits of my time there as well as highlight some Pugliese treats I’ve come across here in London. But where to start? I suppose at the source is as good a place as any, especially when it’s as beautiful as the Salento, the very bottom of the country’s so called boot heel. Continue reading →

Posted in A Taste of Puglia, Apps, Italy, Puglia, Travel | Tagged A Taste of Puglia, addison lee, apps, baroque, Gallipoli, Italy, Lecce, puglia, Salento, Travel | 3 Comments

The Nutty Way to Have Coffee in Lecce, Italy (espressoCrazy)

Posted on 2015-05-29 by tikichris

One of the perks of getting to travel as much as I do is the opportunity to have a peek at (and of course a taste of) local coffee customs. Recently, I was found myself in the Southern Italian city … Continue reading →

Posted in Coffee, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, Italy, Puglia, Travel | Tagged almond milk, apuglia, coffee, Drink, espresso, espressoCrazy, espressocrazy.com, Food, ghiaccio con latte di mandorla, iced coffee, iced coffee with almond milk, Italy, puglia, Salento, Travel | Leave a comment

3 Supremely Sunshiny Reasons to Visit Southern Italy’s Salento (OneTravel)

Posted on 2015-05-26 by tikichris

Just back from a too short, but super sunny and fun-filled visit to Salento, I’m eager to rave about how wonderful this part of southern Italy is. Located in the region of Puglia, Salento is at the very bottom of … Continue reading →