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Farm to Table at the Top of the World

Posted on October 23, 2025 by If It Was Today

Today’s excursion took us to Serena’s farm for a very local lunch, including cheese that we made ourselves. But first, we visited Pietranico, a local village with stunning views and unusual hobbies. This picture isn’t the local crochet club … … Continue reading →

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Cooking and Looking

Posted on October 22, 2025 by If It Was Today

Today we split into two groups again. Four of us stayed back at the estate for a cooking lesson while the rest headed off to a local market town. The sensible ones who took the cooking class enjoyed a leisurely … Continue reading →

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Then and Now

Posted on October 21, 2025 by If It Was Today

Today we split into two groups. One group went to Lanciano which is often described as the “lasagna city” because you can see layers of the city from pre-Roman, to Roman, to medieval, to renaissance to modern, all in the … Continue reading →

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Abruzzo: High and Low

Posted on October 20, 2025 by If It Was Today

Today we toured the scenic Peligna valley, starting with a visit to Pacentro, a fortified town situated on the strategic route between the high mountain meadows, where sheep grazed in the summer, and the Adriatic coast where they wintered. The … Continue reading →

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Gastronomy Abruzzese Style

Posted on October 19, 2025 by If It Was Today

After a fabulous breakfast,(more delicious food) we assembled in front of The Baron’s Estate for our day’s tour. Our first stop was a beautifully restored 18th century olive oil press, where we saw how olive oil was pressed 150 years … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Abruzzo

Posted on October 18, 2025 by If It Was Today

Our group was staying at various hotels in and around Rome. The drive from Rome to Abruzzo took us across the spine of Italy, with stunning mountain view’s. We arrived at the Amazing Abruzzo this afternoon and received an introduction … Continue reading →

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A Road to Nowhere (in particular)

Posted on October 16, 2025 by If It Was Today

We were sitting on a park bench late this afternoon, enjoying the cool breeze and a panoramic view of Lisbon when Jan said “we should have done something more today”. My response … “why”? What did I mean? Let’s start … Continue reading →

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Slow Tourism

Posted on October 15, 2025 by If It Was Today

We aren’t obsessed with the “slow food” movement, but I think many of our eating habits align with the slow food idea. I’ve never heard of a “slow tourism” movement, but if one starts, we will be the first to … Continue reading →

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Time Out

Posted on October 14, 2025 by If It Was Today

It was a simple plan. Start the day at the coffee shop with the best view in Lisbon, have lunch at Time Out, and finish with a sunset cruise. We had an early start (for us) and walked down (and … Continue reading →

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Wandering and Wondering

Posted on October 13, 2025 by If It Was Today

We didn’t have any particular agenda for today. We included six days in Lisbon in our itinerary because 1) we really like Lisbon, 2) we’re starting to know our way around this part of the city, and 3) it seemed … Continue reading →

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