Pane Frattau

Pane Frattau is a traditional Sardignian dish that is part pizza, part pasta, part huevos rancheros.  It is made using the traditional, round, cracker-like, pita-ish, bread.  The bread is dipped in boiling water and then topped with tomato sauce, a light sprinkling of local cheeses, and a nice, runny poached egg. It really reminds me…

Traditional Sardegnian Music?

Those of you who pay any attention to this blog or have spent any time around me know I’m a music lover.  I’ll listen to just about anything as long as it sounds good in a particular time and place.  I like hearing the local music in some of the places where I travel; that’s…

Windy Day in Cala Gonone, Italy

It has been a sunny but windy day here.  Travel to other beaches by boat has been impossible.  Relaxing on the porch, napping, and sitting on the small beach in front of our hotel have been the better options.  Here’s a look: And, this guy had it all figured out.  Dressed in a camo wetsuit,…

Cala Luna – Sardegna, Italy

We headed out of Cala Gonone today on a small boat toward the beaches that dot the coastline.  This area of Sardegna has some great beaches – deemed the best in Italy.  We took a direct boat as the “mini cruise” boats were sold out by the time we got to the harbor this morning. …

Cala Gonone – Sardegna, Italy

We’ve headed south a bit to a more relaxed area.  We’re in Cala Gonone and it resembles a fishing village turned tourist mecca.  There are the requisite gelato stands and cocktail bars serving the necessary Italian beach drinks accompanied by plenty of chill out cocktail music.  But it’s small and totally without pretense.  Far away…

Lightning Review: Kodak PlaySport

Right before we headed out to the beach, I saw a link on one of my favorite blogs, Instapundit, where there was a recommendation for the Kodak PlaySport video camera.  My 3-year-old Sanyo HD camera is a bit long in the tooth so I decided to take the “plunge” on this $250, waterproof marvel.  So…

The Italian Snob

Yes, Italy has a brand of candy called “Snob”.  Luckily, we’ve found the Italians to be mostly un-snobbish during our visit so far.  Well, with one slight exception.  We’re in the “upscale” part or Sardegna right now and the lady at the front desk gave Mrs. NH some guff about not registering the “3-year-old daughter”…

3 By Sea – In Sardegna

We’re a little over a week on the road today and part of that road was in the form of an overnight ferry from Rome to Sardegna.  The ferry ride was a new experience but nothing too wild after all was said and done.  The cabin was spacious and all three of us had a…