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Casa Ranieri Siena

Campiglia d'Orcia, Val d'Orcia Park Siena, Tuscany, 53023, Italy

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Siena- Surprise!

A travel blog entry by jenny2802

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... to her mouth as her eyes watered and she said 'what are you doing here?' I teared up as well- 'Well I couldn't go home without you could I?'

Anyway I had a pretty relaxing week, Dee had quite a bit of reading to do before getting home, I didn't want to disturb what she would have been doing anyway. We were meant to go out on Friday night but I was ill so stayed in and became better acquainted ...

Suzie’s Yard: much ado about olives

A travel blog entry by rootsandroutes

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A shrill cry is heard from across the steep olive grove: “LOOOADS OF OLIIIIVES!”

Antonio, paraphrasing Harry Enfield’s ‘loadsa money’ sketch, is being drenched in a cascade of olives from the branches above him. It is hard, sometimes painful work, but he and his wife, Suzie, have been producing their extremely pure, high-quality organic olive oil for four years, and they are clearly passionate about their product at their farm, Suzie’s ...

How to make Homemade pasta & pizza?

A travel blog entry by ltraveldesigner

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... and a tablespoon of oil. Work the dough thoroughly, then leave it to stand for about half an hour. Roll out the dough (it must be quite thin) and cut it into wide strips (about 1 cm).

For the sauce:
Chop the onion e stir-fry it with the rosemary and oil. Add the hare and let it brown, season it with salt and pepper and add some tomato. Cook on a low flame for about two hours.

Cook the pappardelle in salted water until “al ...

From Pienza to Montichello

A travel blog entry by nishaparmar

And it just keeps getting better.

The highlights:

- Woke up and enjoyed a nice 7km run this am with a view of the sunrise over the Tuscan hillside.
- Made friends with the little **** dog who has been giving me trouble since the moment I arrived. (He's actually really cute and surprisingly he kept up for a good 2km with me on my run!)
- Learned how to make a frittata (with roasted red pepper, cheese and a buttery crust!)
- Hiked the ...

Palio!!!

A travel blog entry by stevehoffman89

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... the **** out of each other and all the observers and bystanders running for their lives trying not to become part of it. The drama, intensity, and competition of the whole thing is insane. Everywhere you go in the city you are confronted with people representing their contrada by waving its appropriate flag or sporting its bandanna. Each Contrada decorates its territory of the city by hanging flags everywhere and having specially designed ...

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