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 | Greetings from the heel of the boot. Italy's boot, that is. Puglia is a different Italy, where flat lands replace hills and mountains, where the baroque wins out over the missing Renaissance, and where many cultures settled and changed the landscape. And, ladies and gentlemen, you've probably not eaten fresher seafood than you'll get in almost any restaurant here, where no place of habitation is far from the sea. | |
Brewing the Ale That Made the Vikings Fierce
Back in my day as an archaeologist, cultural resource management involved many hours moving dirt and rocks with small tools in the unrelenting heat of midday. The fun came later, when we retreated to the local bar for a beer... Read more
| Martina Franca Baroque
Puglia is full of surprises, from Byzantine churches carved out of the soft rock of the Salento plain and heavily frescoed, to the baroque expressions carved from stone over doorways and windows, as you see in our picture of the week.
| Azores - San Miguel Island Nordeste Pictures
Like waterfalls and flowers and the lush island experience? Well, you can get that in Europe, too, in the Azores.
| Rhine Falls, Switzerland
Like castles with your major huge waterfall? Go here.
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