The next morning in Matera rose bright and clear, the kind of sun that can warm a pizza oven and dehydrate a human like a withered basil plant. Before I could descend from the Sassi and cross the ravine into an even older world, I needed a trustworthy ATM. Not all ATMs are created equal, … Continue reading 24 Giugno 2026 Matera Walking the Earth
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18 Gino 2026 Headed North to Laurenzana
My trip from Tropea to the north was yet another trade-up of sea air for train platforms and bus stations consisting of two trains, the final one running on Italian time, twelve minutes late which caused me to miss my connecting bus in Battipaglia. I waited for the next direct bus to Potenza and was … Continue reading 18 Gino 2026 Headed North to Laurenzana
10 Giugno 2026 Vietri Sul Mare Italy. Timeless Tradition
Vietri, a village from a time gone by where plaster and mortar anchor in place the toil of local artisans. Here the time old structures were never replaced by ply-wood and dry-wall. The elder men hold court from the shade trees of the piazza while balconies echo the sound of Nonas exchanging the news of the day. … Continue reading 10 Giugno 2026 Vietri Sul Mare Italy. Timeless Tradition
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