Walking a significant part of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, up to the castle and down, and through many of the major attractions (up and down very windy …
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Cherasco was the first stop on our travels today. It is a sleepy little town near Alba that has an old Pastisterria with the most delightful history. …
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The region of Piedmont in Northwestern Italy is one of the best-known wine regions. We focused our time in Barolo today, and so glad we did! …
Surprisingly, this post is not about food, but about my other love, wine. Oregon is well known for its wine country and has a respectable showing …
A hot August afternoon, a gathering of friends, and wine. Sounds like the perfect combination to me. Since it was a very hot day, I wanted …
Well, I have to say the trip from the Portland area to Seaside takes about two and a half hours. Our trip took us seven. Why? …
To strike or not to strike, that was the question (trains, buses and the underground metro). But really, the question was how many hours to strike? …
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The feature picture of today’s post is of a building with original frescos that date back to the 1500’s. I can’t imagine not painting the outside …
Podere San Lorenzo is a lovely place to spend a week. A few more pictures of the property. Our apartment is the small building in front …
We are greeted by the most beautiful sunrise this morning. This view is from one of our apartment windows but I wanted to get the picture …
Each month I gather up tidbits to share and this month it was hard to keep the list down to a reasonable size. Since I’ve been …
One of the advantages of living in the Willamette Valley in Oregon is the close proximity to a large number of the 700+ wineries in the …