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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 me to a [...]

To B&B or not to B&B - that is the question...

One of the best meals I’ve had recently was a long lunch at the restored house belonging to good friends near the village of San Vincenzo (PE).

San Vincenzo isn’t very big. But it is on the edge of Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga and is a great springboard for exploring the [...]

The photographs that got away and the memories that didn’t

Always carry your camera.

Simple advice that’s not always easy to follow.

Most of the time I take my Canon 400D wherever I go. I don’t always use it; in fact there are many days that it seems like no more than unnecessary weight.

But if I’m in the right place at the right time to take a [...]