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    • Nov 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    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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    • 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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