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A funny thing happened at lunch the other day.
We were at one of our favourite restaurtants in deepest southern Tuscany. They have fabulous food, fabulous wine and a brilliant enoteca next door which sells wine not only from Tuscany but the whole of Italy and there are cheeses, jams, cured meats… heaven. Our favourite wine [...]

One of our most favourite meals during our trip was in the town of Foligno. Foligno is a town that my old Italian lecturer would call “Un po particulare.” Most people rush straight past Foligno for the well advertised delights of Assisi and Spoleto. They are the poorer for it. Perhaps it is the outskirts [...]

I rarely eat meat in the UK. Maybe if I am at a particularly good restaurant I will but usually I don’t bother. At home, as one of us is veggie, I eat vegetarian dishes too - it makes dinner time simple.
When I am in Italy all that changes. I am a rampant carnivore.
Some of [...]

Well we’re back. Bags of unwashed clothes and a leaden sky.
I have seen so much and tasted so many wonderful things. I have met so many people and seen many local festas. I fear my blog entries about Tucsany and Umbria will fill a good few pages.
I took about 550 digital pictures and four rolls [...]

I’m off to see the wizzard… no, I’m actually off to Tuscany. With my three cameras.
Have a good time folks, see you after the Bank Holiday.
xxx