3 Random Photos

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Sketches of Roccascalegna, Abruzzo

“It will be closed.”

“It only opens on weekends.”

“We won’t get in.”

“Let’s go anyway.”

So off we went. Five of us, the magic number, heading for Roccascalegna (CH). We had a packed picnic basket full of goodies, minus the lashings of ginger beer.

It was one of those bright days with plenty of [...]

In My Mind Abruzzo is Always Green!

I live in a country that’s considered to be one of the greenest in the world. It’s referred to as the Emerald Isle. It’s beautiful.

Yet except for high summer I get blown away by how green Abruzzo is.

We’re into May, ok the weather is a bit strange right now, but for a region [...]

Is Collecorvino Still There?

Is Collecorvino Still There? What a thing to ask. Of course it’s still there.

It may not be as we last saw it but it hasn’t disappeared overnight (or since we were last in Abruzzo). Somebody would have told us.

So why do I bother asking the question. The not very obvious answer is that [...]