I’m back from a trip to Morocco (a few photos from that trip already online on my mobile photo blog, or rossosara on Instagram - add me!) and I’m now in Puglia for New Year’s. Some of the scenes lighting up my last days of 2012: Yummy pettole, fried golden dough

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His name is Tonino. He has two bicycles in his garage: one he’s ready to lend you with a moment’s notice, and one he says is “personal” and hangs on the wall. You know it’s that second bike which holds his memories. He used to ride 100km a day, but now he doesn’t ride as [...]

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On Friday, I took a little road trip down to Puglia. I thought I’d document what happened once an hour to give you a sense of the trip, with my mobile phone (I’m hoping to get a new one with an awesome camera soon). Hope you enjoy! 5:30am.  We’d already been awake for some time, [...]

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Next week, I’m super excited to head back to Puglia. It’s one of my favorite regions in Italy, and I love spending time there (check out some of my Puglia posts from my archives). I’m heading there for a good friend’s wedding, and she’s one of the first friends I made when I moved to [...]

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I’ve spent a lot of time in Puglia, but not as much time as I’d like exploring it. One day we decided to drive out and see the famous 13th-century Castel del Monte (Castle of the Mount) perched up on a hill out in the middle of the Puglian countryside, near the city of Andria [...]

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