Invasion of biting insects…Ouch!
Yesterday afternoon, while chopping and dicing for dinner, I felt two sharp stings only seconds apart on each of my calves. Startled...
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What?…Rental car issues!…Classic European cars guessing game…Please help…
#1 Is this an MG? Year? Notice at a distance, the red Ferrari or Lamborghini. This morning as we sat on...
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A night to remember…New friends…A story told…
Blurry photo. Handing off the camera to a kind gentleman to take our photo, I must have accidentally changed to "out of...
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Treasuring the village of Boveglio and its residents…A visit to a local B & B with photos…
The flowers of Tuscany never cease to amaze us. The colors, the smells, the varied designs make them appear more artist rendered than real life...
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Video of a motorbike ride in our neighborhood…
As we research the web for added information about Tuscany, on occasion we encounter an entry that brings a smile to our...
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The Borgias… Historical TV series about Italy… Reminds us of our location…We went exploring…More photos….
This unattached separate building on the church grounds may have been the original church on the grounds based on the above inscription...
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Creatures of habit…Are we willing to change?…Queen of routine?…
Its funny how we stumble across interesting articles on the web when we're researching another topic, often leaving our original search in...
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Its a “buggie” life…Flying insect photos from a pro..
These "bug/flying insect" photos were provided by Chris Kelly, a professional photographer on his recent visit to Tuscany. He too, observed the vast...
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Potential car rental nightmare…
While in Dubai from May 21, 2013 to June 4, 2013 the time had arrived to arrange the rental of a car for the summer in Italy. Our...
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A trip to the barbiere (barber)…A new haircut plan in new place…More lessons learned…
Driving around, we yelled to two gentlemen sitting outside, "Uomo Barbiere?" They kindly pointed us in the direction of this salon,...
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