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Th cooking class during our Secrets of Southern Italy small group trip was so much fun! It felt just like cooking in grandma’s kitchen, complete with tough love on our pasta skills! 😂

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Some fav shots from our Living Slow in Tuscany small group trip last October! 😍 What an amazing time we all had, hunting for truffles, helping with the olive harvest, drinking wine, and eating ALL the time!

Now’s the time to start planning your Fall adventures..don’t wait!! DM us now to learn about our custom trip planning 🥰✈️

I can hear this photo! 😍

One of my absolute favorite from last year’s Secret of Southern Italy trip. Laughter and fresh italian cuisine, what could be better?!

Are you dreaming of gelato in Italy this spring and summer? Now is the time to get in touch!
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This is a love letter to my bites of Rome!

In order we have margherita pizza, caccio e pepe, gelato, fried artichokes, and pizza al taglio “by the slice”! Are you drooling yet?! 😍

This is our final call to see Italy this spring and summer! If you’d like our help to plan an off-the-beaten-path adventure, DM me and let’s talk about how we can make your Italian dreams come true!

This is your friendly reminder- if you want to go to Italy this spring or summer, NOW is the time to book! 👏🏻

Want my help to plan your off-the-beaten-path adventure? DM me!

So you want to plan your own trip to Italy... GREAT!

What if I told you that you can STILL have off-the-beaten-path experiences added to your self-planned trip?

Imagine...

👉🏻Hearing the stories hidden in the alleyways of Monopoli and meet a local artist.

👉🏻 Stepping into an exclusive, private trullo home for a hands-on cooking class.

👉🏻 Spending a day visiting a local’s favorite lesser-known villages, wineries, and farms.

Learn more about this experience here: www.creativeedgetravel.com/items2/local-puglia-immersion

Dinner in a cave? Why not! Who can guess which Italian city this is in? 😍

One time a local taught me that the half-doors like this were once shops of some sort. They would use the full door for entry and the half door they’d use to open up and display their wares. Interesting, huh?

Has anyone heard any other explanations? I’d be curious to hear! 👇🏼

Just a few more days to join us LIVE from Sicily on February 3rd! 😍

Grab your seat to make delicious Sicilian almond cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day with our friend, Marco. Marco grew up with a Sicilian mama who owns a bakery and will share two delicious recipes with us!

This Online Workshop will be hosted in English!
👉🏻 2 hours of Personal Instruction in English
👉🏻 Small Group of Attendees
👉🏻 Pay-What-You-Want Tickets (Suggested price: $15-$30 per person)
👉🏻Receive a list of ingredients as soon as you book!

Grab your seat on Eventbrite by searching Sicilian Almond Cookie Class by Creative Edge Travel!

📸This Italian Kitchen

A few dreamy photos from Mantova, Italy! 😍 Have you ever heard of it or visited?

I am SO excited to announce our next cooking class, LIVE from Sicily on February 3rd! 😍

Grab your seat to make delicious Sicilian almond cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day with our friend, Marco. Marco grew up with a Sicilian mama who owns a bakery and will share two delicious recipes with us!

This Online Workshop will be hosted in English!
👉🏻 2 hours of Personal Instruction in English
👉🏻 Small Group of Attendees
👉🏻 Pay-What-You-Want Tickets (Suggested price: $15-$30 per person)
👉🏻Receive a list of ingredients as soon as you book!

Grab your seat on Eventbrite by searching Sicilian Almond Cookie Class by Creative Edge Travel!

If you're on a road trip through Tuscany, consider a stop at Certaldo, a tiny hilltop town worth wandering for an hour or so. You can park at the bottom and take a "funicular" cable car ride to reach the old village, which is kinda fun and quirky! 😅

Have you ever heard of it?

I've noticed that in Naples pizza is all about the dough whereas in Puglia it's all about the toppings! This is a pizza in Puglia with light crust that is basically a cracker. On top we have stracciatella cheese, sundried tomatoes, pistachio crumbs, and mushrooms, yum!! This pizzeria had more than 100 different pizzas to choose from which was quite the task! 😂

Leave your pizza insights in the comments below!

When I tell you we eat well on our Discovering Authentic Sicily trip, I mean it! 😍

This is one of the meals served at our Organic Farm Resort where we stay the first 4 nights. The best part? The kitchen is always open to wander into and see what's cooking while chatting with the super friendly staff (they feel like family in no time)!

This furry Italian cutie drew me into this little printmaking shop in the Trastevere neighborhood of Rome!

You can browse through scraps, tests, and "mess-ups" from the artists and find an original work you love. This way the artists can still earn a little something from their learning process.
Trust me, as an artist myself, I can tell you that supplies aren't cheap and you go through a lot of it to eventually master a technique and finally be able to show at a gallery (if you're lucky) and give 50% of the earnings to the gallery..not to mention framing costs, promotion, etc..I digress! 😂

The point is..this is a neat hidden gem and you should stop to support the artists and pat this cute puppy on the head.

I bought this beautiful, original artwork for 15 euros.
Stamperia Ripa 69 www.stamperiaripa69.it Via di S. Francesco A Ripa, 69, Roma

I have such fond memories of last year's trip to Sicily. One of my favorite parts is having a picnic full of fresh bread and cheese, surrounded by travelers who have spent the day immersed in a new culture. 😍

Have you ever had a picnic while traveling in Italy?

A new spot has opened up on our 2023 Living Slow in Tuscany small group trip this Oct 15 - 23!

IMMERSE
yourself in rural farm life, away from the crowds.

EXPERIENCE
a fall chestnut festival with locally-produced food & crafts.

PARTICIPATE
in the olive harvest and truffle hunting.

CONNECT
with locals and learn about history through their family stories.

LEARN
mouth-watering recipes in a palazzo inhabited by the same family for 500 years.

Learn more at the Upcoming Trips link in bio or send a DM!

Our travelers hanging out with the coolest nonno in Gargano 😎 on our Secrets of Southern Italy small group trip in May. Join us in May 2024! Link in bio to learn more.

Want to explore authentic Italy, away from the crowds? Creative Edge Travel was created to help travelers like you go straight to the heart of the culture, where our friends and artisans are waiting to introduce you to the real Italy! Visit the link in bio or www.CreativeEdgeTravel.com for info on custom trip planning or to join one of our small group trips!

Many villages in southern Italy have old traditional houses that have been left abandoned for years. We stumbled upon this one in the Basilicata region and we’re so grateful to see pieces of the past still lingering to remind us of the story of this place.

This is what we mean when we say our friends and artisans are waiting to welcome you and show you their way of life! You aren’t a “tourist” when you travel with Creative Edge, you’re family!

If you want to go to Italy this Fall, now is the time to start planning. Drop us a DM and get started today!

Pictured: on our Discovering Authentic Sicily small group trip (April)

Calling all pizza-lovers 🍕..Join my friend Marco live from Sicily on Jan 29th to learn how to make Sicilian Pizza, called "Sfincione"!

Marco has grown up with a Sicilian mama who owns a bakery and has shared a few of her secrets with him! Join us to learn these secrets and have a good time together while creating Sicilian pizza to put on your dinner table.

This Online Workshop will be hosted in English.

-Approx. 2 hours

-Pay-What-You-Want Ticket

-Get a list of ingredients as soon as you book!

By the end of the class, you will have made your own fresh & hot Sicilian Pizza and will understand the history, tradition, and generational methods behind it all!

Sicilian Pizza Class Marco from Sicily leads us through making traditional Sicilian pizza, called "Sfincione".

Creative Edge specializes in those unique, off the beaten path places where you get to experience the authentic, everyday life and genuine connection with the locals!

This is one of the villages we get to wander on our Discovering Authentic Sicily small group trip in April! 😍❤️

Just 3 stops left, one could be yours! Visit the link below or send us a message now!

https://www.creativeedgetravel.com/discovering-authentic-sicily

2022 was full of unforgettable moments with our travelers…

⭐️from hiking to an abandoned abbey to a private folk concert in the countryside..

⭐️From laughing with locals to learning their recipes…

⭐️From truffle hunting to crafting with a master leather artisan…

⭐️From chatting with fishermen to getting up close with women’s traditional handicrafts.

We could go on and on! (Including that time our founder Sierra Dawn Art Studio got proposed to during a trip! 🤣)

Thank you all so much for letting us be in charge of making your Italian journey one you’ll never forget!

Want to travel with Creative Edge in 2023? Send us a message now or browse trips at the link below!

www.CreativeEdgeTravel.com

Happy New Year 🎊

Giuseppe is one of those eccentric characters you meet that you know is going to be a staple memory from your trip to Matera.

Join our Mysteries of Matera trip to meet him and see is amazing art workshop in a cave! (Link in bio)

I had an awesome lunch with him last time I visited, at which has a stunning atmosphere in a cave and great traditional dishes!

Sunset in Monopoli, Italy 😍

Visit this beautiful town and many other villages in Puglia on our Secrets of Southern Italy small group trip in May 2023!

Click the link below to learn more:
https://www.creativeedgetravel.com/secrets-of-southern-italy