Train travel. We’ve always loved it – as much for the opportunities it affords us to sit back and simply reflect, as for the chance to people-watch, as well as take in scenery you don’t get to see from the seat of a car, bus or plane. Train travel is our favourite form of travel in Europe. Train … Read more
The trulli of Alberobello, the traditional white conical houses that sprawl across the hills of the town and surrounding countryside, offer a unique opportunity to live like locals in Puglia in Southern Italy. We were doing just that for a week during our month in Italy, so we wanted to learn more about the trulli. We … Read more
In Alberobello, self-sufficiency extends to everything from olive oil and cherry tomatoes to limoncello and cherry liqueur – from filling the fridge to supplying the liquor cabinet, everything is homegrown and homemade in Puglia. In Alberobello, there are only a couple of supermarkets and one market, and there’s no need for more because here it … Read more
Puglian pizza making is a two stage process over two days, we learn when I get lessons in making homemade pizzas in the wood-fired oven attached to our trullo just outside Alberobello in Italy’s southern region of Puglia. Maria, the caretaker of our traditional trullo, has quickly become my cooking instructor and our friend. When she came … Read more
The garden at our trullo near Aborobello in Puglia in Southern Italy is our own personal pleasure garden with plenty to entertain. The scent of fresh rosemary, laurel and mint, followed up by the fragrant notes of the flowers, some beautiful crimson and musk roses, permeates the place. But what has really made this springtime scene … Read more