Road trip summer 2024 – Campania and Puglia
Meg and I had an uneventful drive down the motorway past Naples. Then we followed the signs for Bari but after a while turned off onto B roads to venture…
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2024 summer road trip – Capena diary
When I first arrived in Capena, I wished I’d spent a few more days exploring Tarquinia, enjoying the beach and nice bars. But wasn’t long before I settled back down…
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2024 summer road trip – Tarquinia
A mere 25 minutes after rolling off the ferry, I was driving up the steep main street of medieval Tarquinia, very happy to be back in Italy. I easily found…
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Italy by Interrail, part 2
Lago Maggiore and Treno Gottardo Stresa After a relaxing nine-hour journey from toe, or rather heel, to top of Italy, I just missed my connection to Stresa in Milan and…
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Italy by Interrail, part 1
Rocca wine festival, Capena, Rome It all started on a whim. I spotted an Instagram post advertising the 2023 Capena Wine festival and got a sudden urge to go back…
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Tavira to Rome and Back
When it became obvious I’d have to attend the sale of Casa Marconi in person, the main reason I told myself and everyone else I planned to complete the round…
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Starting where I left off
Here’s one of the final posts from my old blog, in which I took my leave of Capena, Lazio, which had been my part-time home for decades. Yesterday I loaded…
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