3 Random Photos

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In pursuit of Vestina, the ancient land of the Vestini of Abruzzo

It started with a chance meeting and later it became a tiny obsession, a little itch that needed to be scratched.

The meeting was with Gaetano of Vestina News and the obsession was the word Vestina.

I first met Gaetano during the summer as I tried to find the best vantage point to take photographs [...]

Home and Away – A Slightly Unusual Lunch with Friends from Abruzzo

It didn’t take me long to realise that Sunday lunch in Abruzzo is not a trivial matter – definitely something not to be taken lightly. Sunday lunch, at home or in a restaurant, often involves a gathering that is bigger than normal. It’s a family occasion, but the family does not end with those still [...]

A Medical Drama in Abruzzo

People cannot help unless they know you need help.

The vast majority of people want to help.

I firmly believe that both those statements are true and are even more valid in a foreign country.

My most recent experience of this involved an insect bite that wasn’t an insect bite, a pharmacist whose wife drove [...]