Hotel Maremma Grosseto
Via Fulceri Paolucci De Calboli Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
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Digging a Roman Villa
... was photographed and drawn. All items for each layer were given a separate number. This particular site was used for iron smelting during Etruscan times, then a roman villa was built where they did fish sauce production. After the collapse of the roman empire the site was used for iron production again.
At the site, there was also a group of students from the University ...
Tuscan mountain adventures!
... ve ever seen! Unfortunately they seem scared of Poppy and didn't hang around for a photo so you'll have to believe us! We passed a board on route telling us about the different wild life in the area, there is absolutely loads, including wolves, which thankfully we didn't see any of! When we eventually got to the top we found the remains of a tower/ monastery which ...
Aint got nothing on Nanaimo Rivers
So we arrive in Italy after a long night and day of traveling and all we have to do it walk up a hill to a fountain to meet our ride (our workaway hosts for the next 2 weeks). After an hour of waiting, eating gelato, a few failed attempts at using a Italian pay phone then convincing some tourist guide girl who spoke no english to let us use her phone we realize... we are at the wrong fountain.
The family that picked us up is a lovely english ...
Body surfing on the way to Viareggio
A quick stop in the area of Maremma, land of wide horned cattle, lovely cheese and sausage and a wild wavy and busy beach. My friend Alessandro had suggested a hike in the area, but with a short driving day and 38 degree sunshine, as well as a requirement to hike ...
3 stops today!
... headed to the Roman bathes where hot bubbling water has been coming up from the earth for 2500 years. We soaked our sore feet and then headed to the medieval town of Montepulciano. This town had some of the steepest streets but was well worth the 1 1/2 hour drive. We headed back to the Villa where John and I cooked where we had another 11:30 PM ...


