Yearly Archives: 2007

 

Arrivederci Apulia

Mar 24

Sea urchin (“UNI!!” shrieked the sushi-eaters), part of Friday’s lunch. One of our speakers said he’d prefer to refer to the place we’ve been calling Puglia by its alternate and more ancient name, Apulia. We were rich in speakers this … Continue reading →

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Puglia Wednesday: wine and white cities

Mar 22

Wednesday’s schedule included a trip to la Riserva di Torre Guaceto where olive trees and other growing things are being protected. The olive trees we saw were at least 500 years old, and were part of a scheme to involve … Continue reading →

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Pausing in Puglia

Mar 20

Greetings from Puglia, where pigs fly. Here in the heel of Italy, the weather has turned wet and cold and I have passed on a trip to Lecce to catch up with a few things. Naturally now that I have … Continue reading →

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Modena: more than vinegar

Mar 12

Spent Saturday in Modena; near to Parma and blessed that day with great weather. There was some kind of Ferrari show going on which was a little confusing as I think we came away with a distorted sense of the … Continue reading →

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Le Marche – lotsa pasta, a bit more wine

Mar 5

So, this account is jumping around a bit, but then so did we. Last Wednesday’s pasta tour of Spinosi was great fun. We found ourselves on another hilltop, in the village of Campofilone, in more glorious sunshine, where we donned … Continue reading →

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