Hotel A-14 Modugno
Via Roma, 108, Modugno Motorway Exit Modugno, Puglia, 70026, Italy
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Sorry St. Nick
Did you know that St. Nick was buried in Bari, Italy? Or so the story goes. And his corpse oozes oil that the basilica sells. That would have been something to see and share. We did see St. Nicola's Basilica from afar, from the ship that is. Due to our late departure, we only docked for provisions, very brief and no exploring. By bed time, we were "ciao bella"ing Italy. ...
Day 289 - Alberobello & the East Coast
By now we had a more firmly planned itinerary and we knew we only had a few days to get back into the northern half of Italy.
Before heading east towards the Adriatic coast we got as far south as the Gulf of Taranto which is basically the arch of the Italian ´boot´. We cut across specifically to visit the curious town of Alberobello before nipping north and stopping for dinner and an evening view of the city of Bari. The ...
Italian Hospitality
... treated us like their own. They showered us with family dinners, gifts, lessons in the Italian language etc etc etc. We fell in love with the Lippolis family and look forward to seeing them again one day.
- Weekly band practice with dinner/drinks after at the Windigo Saloon. The song Soul Man will always have special memories for us now.
- Being invited to Fabio and ...
Puglia Region
We were so grateful for the time Beppe and his friends took showing us and teaching us about their region of Italy. Puglia is a beautiful part of Italy, not as well known to the foreign traveller as many of the country's other areas. Through his fantastic tour guiding, Beppe showed us:
- Trulli's and taught us about these pretty, historic conical structures that dot the area outside of Bari. The town of Alberobello, known as the Trulli town ...
Organic Farming
... in many memorable evenings spent cooking, eating, drinking and visiting around the kitchen table. Some memorable farming experiences include:
- Planting seeds. A back breaking but necessary start to any farm that plans on producing a crop. Make sure those seeds are certified organic!
- Picking berries and veg. Ready to get our hands dirty (and in Leann's case, rashy) we sang as we ploughed our ...


