Still talking about being in the Puglia – Apulia region (see previous Puglia articles), there’s a dish that many may not have heard of but are quite familiar with – Spaghetti allo Scoglio (literally: rock/reef) but often known as Spaghetti ai frutti di mare – “fruits of the sea.” This is usually one of the [...]

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Now it’s my turn to ask you for help – I am lucky enough to say that vacation for me isn’t finished yet and I am heading to Paris/Edinburgh for a few days with my mother a joint birthday trip (mine’s a bit away yet, no happy birthdays, please!) I’ve never been to Edinburgh, so [...]

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I would say the most common email I get from the website is from people asking me, “I want to move to Italy/I’m moving to Italy. I need help!” While everyone has an individual story, and I love hearing them, I find that I am responding with some common information each time. Update: I am [...]

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In the valley below my in-laws’ house in Manfredonia, there is a sea of prickly pear cactus, and this time of year they are overburdened with multicolored fruit. They tell me at one time, the whole area was covered with them. In the mornings, I often saw older men walking through the cactus valley, picking [...]

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