Fill ‘Er Up and "Check" the Oil!
I arrived in Fossacesia in time for il raccolto, the olive harvest. The harvest here came a bit later than usual, in part due to rain...
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Around Abruzzo
- Jun 21, 2019
- 5 min
More New Friends, Assorted Observations, and Noteworthy Advice
Near the end of my trip this spring, I had a coffee date with Anna, a young Canadian with roots in Fossacesia whom I’d met in one of the...
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- Jun 5, 2019
- 3 min
Tornareccio: A Honey of a Town
The following Monday, Victoria and I took a 45-minute road trip to Tornareccio. Victoria wisely suggested we use Google maps, which I...
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- May 12, 2019
- 3 min
On the Road in Abruzzo
Victoria’s and my first jaunt was to Guardiagrele, one of two villages in Abruzzo that I know of (the other being Pescocostanzo) where...
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- Aug 31, 2018
- 3 min
A Rocky Mountain High, Abruzzo-style
To savor Italy unyoked from the herds that clog the narrow cobbled arteries of Rome, you might try a few days in the alpine Abruzzo...
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- Aug 30, 2018
- 5 min
Pescocostanzo, Part II
Pescocostanzo’s entrance promenade looks like a backgammon board made of chocolate and vanilla brick. It’s a welcome visual metaphor for...
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