- Ancient sites
- Art
- Day trips
- Entering France
- Festivals
- Fond Farewells
- Food
- Food markets
- Forests-Mountains-Streams
- French B&Bs
- French Chateau
- French Churches
- French Cities
- Friends joining us
- Gardens
- Getting to know the locals
- good beach – sea views
- Guided tours
- Hop on-Hop off
- Italian B&Bs
- Italian Festivals
- Italian Hairdressers
- Italian long stay
- Italian Towns
- Learning to cook the Italian way
- Local History
- Medical Emergencies
- Mountain Roads
- MUSEUM VISITS
- Pretty villages
- Restaurants
- Tourist Town
- Travel
- Travelling through
- Uncategorized
- Visiting friends
HELLO – PASTA & PORCINI
No Border Guards at Gateway to Italy. Within 40 minutes we were entering Italy, though we found no border and no guards to check our passports. You would hardly notice the tiny sign tacked onto the rock walls of the mountain tunnel: It read simply ‘Italy’ above the red, white and green flag. […]
NEARLY THERE
Our First Journey Ending. DAY 14: 16th September: Grottole: Our first journey (down to Basilicata) was nearing its end. Just below are my notes when planning the journey down – but in the event we did not take that route: Our original, Pre-planned Route: SS615 to Grottole (B&B near Matera): 5hrs driving if […]
POMPEI – B&B GIVES TLC
14th November: POMPEI: IN THE GRIP OF RAGING INFLUENZA Pompei was our next stop, where we were fearful of taking our germs. We were both thankful that the journey that day took only 2hrs 22 minutes, because by now the influenza symptoms were raging within me, also. We both dreamed of taking […]
OSTUNI – APULIA’S ENCHANTING WHITE CITY
OSTUNI – APULIA’S ENCHANTING WHITE CITY We made sure to stop and explore Ostuni, which was on our way to join the coast road. Another remembered favourite, it is called locally The White City because from a distance its hill is crowned with sparkling white buildings. Once inside, we were enchanted by the […]
