Local Experiences

Building an Italian Pizza Oven

I have done it at last. After years of yearning I have finally taken the plunge and built a pizza oven. And what a pizza oven it is!

May 16, 2018

The 101st Giro D’Italia arrived in Penne on Sunday the 13th May to host the start of stage 10 of a race that covers 3500 kilometres with...

Apr 15, 2018

Abruzzo emigration and how people are now tracing their roots.

Nov 11, 2016

I have been learning about some of the harsher realities of farming and at the same time experiencing some of the volatility of our...

Sep 14, 2016

I have been in Italy for the past week doing early preparations for the harvest: we have become very close to a local family who farm land n

Oct 1, 2015

The Campo Imperatore plateau in the Gran Sasso mountain range is without doubt one of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen; 200...