The Office Is Closed
The Office Is Closed
After Pisa we drove about half an hour inland towards our next stop, the Roman city of Lucca, still in Tuscany, sited alongside the Serchio river, the 3rd longest river…
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Our first encounter with Pisa was 10 long years ago when we had a brief visit on a stopover as part of a Mediteranean cruise. That was in August and…
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Our time in Tuscany has been wonderful, exploring stunning cities, medieval villages and tiny towns but the captivating countryside and picture perfect landscapes have really made it memorable for us.…
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There’s only one thing better than discovering a really interesting town and that is discovering a really interesting town that on the weekend that we visited it just happens to…
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Visiting towns is great but now and then we yearn a change of scene. It was forecast to be a windy, overcast day and the thought of walking down a…
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Commanding a magnificent defensive position atop of a high ridge of tufa rock, the ancient town of Pitigliano is a remarkable sight. After parking the motorhome at a nearby aire…
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We were looking forward to our visit to San Gimignano and were slightly concerned when we couldn’t seem to find a place to park. Another search however and we secured…
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It was getting a bit late in the day so we looked up online and located an aire not too far away in Sasso Pisano and headed over to spend…
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Imagine Tuscany and the mind conjures up beautiful landscapes, large country villas and big old farmhouses brimming with people and food, miles of olive trees and avenues of cypresses. This…
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The night before heading to Florence was spent at a small aire in Monghidoro in the hills some way north of the city, waking to a chilly start with low…
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