22 kms up the road from Reggio Calabria (or about half an hour and €2.40 on a train) is the seaside town of Scilla. When you step off the train and walk down off the platform onto the street level, you are practically meters from the sea in the newer part of town. The beach… Read More Mermaids & Monsters
I didn’t enjoy Rome so much this time. For all sorts of reasons it wasn’t flowing. I was jet-lagged, overheated and irritated. Instead of enjoying the places that in the past have given me the most profound sense of joy, I felt not much. I was noticing details I didn’t want to notice. The poor… Read More A Little Story: My Secret Sabaudia Visit.
Termoli is in the Molise region of Italy. It is a gem. TVB LP.
Images of Rangitoto Island and Motuihe Island where we went tree planting today to mark our birthdays. It’s hard to believe these magical offshore islands are within minutes of the Auckland CBD.
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Life in small-town central Italy
