A Guide to Walking in Abruzzo

Walking in Abruzzo Guide

Italy is a veritable walkers paradise, as specialist publisher Cicerone know very well.  Recently, Cicerone kindly sent me four walking guides to a number of areas of Italy.  There is also a special offer code will which will readers to save 20% on Cicerone guides if they buy them from the … [Read more...]

Abruzzo People

Abruzzo-girl

While spending some time in the verdant and semi-unknown Abruzzo region of Italy I met a few people and photographed them.Here are my photographic portraits along with a little about the Abruzzo people I met, all of whom add to the character of this area of Italy which is worthy of further … [Read more...]

My 2011 Abruzzo Scoot – A Fiat Qubo

An Alfa Romeo Giulietta

Last year I ended up with a cute little Fiat 500 hire car, or rental car, as my American friends would say.  This year, for my Abruzzo trip, I ended up with a van.  Well, almost, it was a dark blue Fiat Qubo people carrier MPV thing.What I would have liked though, was one of the new Alfa Romeo … [Read more...]

Need a Builder in Abruzzo, Italy? Here’s One!

Enchanting Italy

OK, so you've decided to make the break or have found a potential holiday home in the Italian region of Abruzzo somewhere not too far from the attractive town of Vasto and Abruzzo's trabocco fishing platform lined coast.You've picked up, or are about to, a house with bags of potential - ripe for … [Read more...]

Colourful Abruzzo in the Autumn

The View of Abruzzo from Villas for Two

How about visiting Italy in the autumn?  It will be cooler and much less crowded than in the summer, and it will be colourful.  As I mentioned recently, the autumn colours of the green Italian region of Abruzzo really caught my eye.  Luckily, quite a number of photographers have be capturing the … [Read more...]