Jun 21, 20195 minMore New Friends, Assorted Observations, and Noteworthy Advice Near the end of my trip this spring, I had a coffee date with Elida, a young Canadian with roots in Fossacesia whom I’d met in one of the...
Jun 5, 20193 minTornareccio: A Honey of a TownThe following Monday, Victoria and I took a 45-minute road trip to Tornareccio. Victoria wisely suggested we use Google maps, which I con...
May 12, 20193 minOn the Road in AbruzzoVictoria’s and my first jaunt was to Guardiagrele, one of two villages in Abruzzo that I know of (the other being Pescocostanzo) where cr...
Aug 31, 20183 minA Rocky Mountain High, Abruzzo-styleTo savor Italy unyoked from the herds that clog the narrow cobbled arteries of Rome, you might try a few days in the alpine Abruzzo regio...
Aug 30, 20185 minPescocostanzo, Part IIPescocostanzo’s entrance promenade looks like a backgammon board made of chocolate and vanilla brick. It’s a welcome visual metaphor for ...