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Abruzzo Weather: Bringing it all back home!

You don’t need to be a weather man to know which way the wind blows ~ Bob Dylan from Subterranean Homesick Blues.

What has a Bob Dylan song got to do with the weather in Abruzzo?

Well take a look at this service that mashes up Google Maps and up to the minute weather data, here it [...]

Villa Gemma, Pasetti and that elusive red Ape

I’ve been “off the air” for a little while as I was concentrating on exploring rather than writing. In the last few weeks I’ve been busy doing the following:

exploring parts of the Majella I hadn’t seen before
visiting an abbey with an amazing floor
visiting a basilica with fantastic frescoes
exploring shepherds’ ancient stone refuges
taking photos of the [...]

Clear Skies – Time For Stargazing

Abruzzo is not the most populated region of Italy.   Finding open spaces away from the picturesque towns and villages isn’t a problem.  Since tonight should have clear skies, and since it’s easy to find open spaces, this could be the perfect night for a bit of stargazing! 

There aren’t too many constellations I can recognise [...]