Podere Colombaio Siena
Localita Le Vigne Siena, Tuscany, 53040 , Italy
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Lunch in the Rain
... It was lunchtime and we were definitely in vacation mode by now - a carafe of red wine with our pasta would be a wonderful way to enjoy a relaxing lunch! There is no need to ask for a particular label or variety - red or white is all you need ask for, as any of the wines are superb and delicious.
We snuggled together, enjoyed the warming red wine, listened to soft raindrops on the awning above and watched the local school children dance in the ...
My Favorite Italian City
After having visited Sienna for the first time during my semester in Italy, it has stood out since then as my favorite city in Italy. Sienna is this gothic gem of a city punctuated with cobblestone hilled roads full of piazzas and churches eventually meeting at the magnificent Piazza del Campo. During the summer, there is a massive horse-race that centers in this Piazza and I can only imagine the utter chaos that must take over the city. Sienna is what you think of when you ...
Suzie’s Yard: much ado about olives
... WWOOFers: Steven, a former London cycle courier and photographer, and Max, a Scottish WWOOFer who had since left but who had become infatuated by the burly ACLI barmaid.
We sit at what has become our usual table at the bar and survey our surroundings. The peach-coloured walls are adorned with A4 photocopied posters of local events, most long gone. In a large glass cabinet with a smudgy mirrored back are dusty boxes of chocolates and bottles of wine on display, and across the ...
Siena
A funny thing about travelling is the mixed feelings you often get of wishing you didn't have to leave the places you’ve loved so much, but at the same time being so excited for what you know is going to be another amazing new place to come. So, we could’ve stayed in Florence for the remainder of our days leading up to our WWOOF’ing commitment, but that ...
Il Palio
... spilling out onto the streets with their beers and drinks. I spotted the Australian folks I had been standing with at the race and we all posted up outside the bar. After a long night of talking with all sorts of new people, I finally decided to head back to the hotel. The drummers, flag wavers and whistle blowers were literally in the streets until I went to bed at 3:30 in the morning. I have a feeling that they were there much longer than that as well.
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