They say all roads lead there…which is handy seeing as we definitely didn’t take the most direct route to get to the Italian capital this summer. We’ve recently spent two weeks driving from the UK to Rome to begin our next adventure. The car was full to bursting with everything we might need for theContinue reading “The Road to Rome”
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Cilento National Park – Part 1
The Long Way Round We escaped!! As lucky as we are to live where we do, like anywhere else in the world at the moment, it’s easy for cabin fever to set in and a need for a change of scenery becomes more and more important. Something, I’m sure many of us won’t take forContinue reading “Cilento National Park – Part 1”
Puglia Road Trip – Part 2
Castel del Monte On our way to our next destination we went via Lucera, another pretty Puglian town which was once a prosperous Roman centre dating back to the 4th century BC. It’ s home to the Swabian-Angevin Fortress. This 13th century reinforced fort is huge! It’s pentagonal walls measure 1km in circumference and areContinue reading “Puglia Road Trip – Part 2”
Puglia Road Trip – Part 1
Gargano National Park Apologies for the lull in posts. We’ve gone native and taken a leaf out of the Italian’s book. Lots of things grind to a halt in August, factories close down, shops put up their shutters and most people seem to slide to the coast like paperclips to a magnet. Who can blameContinue reading “Puglia Road Trip – Part 1”