Valle D’ Itria, Puglia Italy Part 1
The coastal region south of Bari in Puglia is called the Valle D’ Itria and encompasses part of the provinces of both Bari and Brindisi. It’s probably best known for the thousands of trulli (whitewashed round houses with conical roofs…
Masseria Salamina-Agritourismo Hotel in Puglia, Italy
At first, driving up to the masseria feels a bit odd, as if you are driving down a private road (you are), through olive groves (you are), and then suddenly you see a what looks like a small castle in…
Monopoli and Cisternino in Puglia, Italy
Getting out of the airport was smooth enough and we made it to the highway going south toward our first night’s stay just outside Fasano in the small town of Pezze di Greco. It was lunch time and I had…
Puglia and Basilicata 2013; Travel Tips, Resources and Logistics
Tips and resources for travel in the Puglia and Basilicata regions of Southern Italy.
Color Me Blue, Majorelle Blue, in Marrakech
Lush. Cool. Blue. It the middle of Marrakech’s torrid heat and swirling chaos is a place best described as an oasis by those three short words above. The Jardin Majorelle, or Majorelle Garden, was built as the private residence of painter…
Jemaa el-Fna Square, Marrakech
One of the best and worst parts of Marrakech is Jemaa el-Fna square, right at the very center of the city. It’s chaotic and crazy. In the daytime it’s practically a barren wasteland of wide open space with only the…
The Cats of Morocco
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you know that I’m a cat person, as are the people with whom I travel (David, my mother, even our friends). So it’s no surprise that in Morocco, I…
On Being Conflicted; Morocco
“Morocco is like a tree nourished by roots deep in the soils of Africa which breathes through foliage rustling to the winds of Europe.” King Hassam II of Morocco Morocco. Just the name evokes images of exotic markets filled with…
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