Ciao a tutti mi amici! (Hello to all, my friends)

Well it is early fall which means, as it has for the last eight years, that Lou is on the move. This year I return to Italia to the province of Abruzzo visit the ancestral home of the house of Scudere or in the native tongue “Casa di Scudieri”. Not sure what I will find,Continue reading “Ciao a tutti mi amici! (Hello to all, my friends)”

Shouldn’t we ask Jocko where we should go :-)?

Hello to all after wading through my usual 24 hours of jet lag, more about day one later, I awoke on day two not quite as right as rain but functioning fairly well all things considered. Thus, onto one of my hoped for highlights of the trip, the truffle hunt. It did not disappoint. ItContinue reading “Shouldn’t we ask Jocko where we should go :-)?”

Florence/Tuscany 2023

Hello to one and all! Another year and I would normally say another hike, but this year my trip, fortunately, is a little different. Given that this year’s destination is the place of the birth of the Renaissance, Florence, Italy, rather than making a through hike from point to point as is usually the case,Continue reading “Florence/Tuscany 2023”