Looking For Italy In Italy

There’s a little place I know in Italy where the living is cheap, the food is phenomenal and the scenery is everything you could ever want to experience in an Italian holiday. The New York Times top 52 destinations for 2020 have named it number 37! (Link here) 2-3 hours south-east of Rome and accommodation… Read More Looking For Italy In Italy

January 30, 2020February 1, 2020 apollard5 Comments

Molise – From the Mountains to the Sea

Open my heart and you will see Graved inside of it, “Italy”. – Robert Browning I signed up for a 6 day tour walking segments of the tratturi in Molise. These are the ancient paths used to move livestock from low to high country and the reverse as the seasons demand. There are several that… Read More Molise – From the Mountains to the Sea

June 19, 2018 apollard6 Comments

Off the Beaten Track

Waahoo, next trip booked and leave approved! I’m heading for Molise and Puglia this trip. “I know where Puglia is but where is Molise?” …you ask: Molise is Italy’s youngest region splitting off from Abruzzo in 1963 and only becoming effectively independent in 1970. It has a low population density compared with the rest of… Read More Off the Beaten Track

February 23, 2018 apollard28 Comments