Another week of exploration There are so many villages within an hour radius of our home base, we could be out every day and not see them all. But we’re doing our best to get around. This week we visited Parrano, Monteleone di Orvieto and Montegabbione. And in every single town we were greeted by at […]
The Story of Salsiccia
Late last Friday We got up late last Friday morning, it must have been around 9:30. It was raining and we didn’t need to be anywhere so we sat and had our coffee while we checked email and caught up on news. All of a sudden we heard yelping, similar to a fox pup. I immediately opened the window […]
365 Project 2014 – week 49
Orvieto, Siena and Civita di Bagnoregio This week we explored Orvieto’s amazing Duomo, bumped into some friends at Siena’s Christmas market and stopped by one of the world’s most endangered sites, Civita di Bagnoregio. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2014 – week 48
Villages, twilight and roses Winter in Umbria has been great so far. We’ve experienced sunny days where we take walks along the country roads and visit the surrounding villages. Tim spent an evening taking amazing photos during twilight and we’ve been surprised by the roses blooming all over the property. You can see all photos here. […]
365 Project 2014 – week 47
Ficulle, Orvieto and Assisi After a night at The Beehive in Rome we picked up our rental from Auto Europe and headed to our house sit in Ficulle. So far we’ve met the mayor of Ficulle, had torta al testo, went to the Saturday market in Orvieto and visited the Basilica di San Francesco d’Assisi. Hope we […]
365 Project 2014 – week 46
Leaving the island, Vancouver and Asian cuisine We had a busy week, going from the island to Vancouver with BC Ferries, seeing some friends and eating our fill of pork buns, dumplings and hot pot! We’re ready for Italy! You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2014 – week 45
Qualicum Beach Museum, mushrooms and Remembrance Day This week we spent some time learning about palaeontology and fossils at the QB Museum, foraged for mushrooms, with not much success, and attended the Remembrance Day parade and service. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2014 – week 44
Flipped car, fishing and the beach Ever wonder what you would do if you were one of the first people who happened upon an accident, before the paramedics arrived? For us it was like a reflex, we ran towards the car to see if we could help. We couldn’t do much but comfort the elderly passenger […]