Tag Archives: Puglia expat

Addio Italia

Posted on 23/08/2013 by hereinpuglia

Firstly Sir Basil Metabolism writes from The Setting Sun Retirement Home, Rorks Drift Road, Exmouth to castigate me about my spelling of Exmouth which I erroneously typed as Exemouth. He tells me he has had  young Subalterns horse whipped for … Continue reading →

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Change my Library Book

Posted on 22/08/2013 by hereinpuglia

I have just finished ‘ A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush ‘ by Eric Newby. In my enthusiasm to get into the book I had not bothered with the preface but rather launched into the first chapter. I, therefore, … Continue reading →

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Open All Hours

Posted on 20/08/2013 by hereinpuglia

Alberobello the trulli town is a UNESCO heritage site and  the number one tourist attraction in Puglia. Not by a few percentage points either but by a country mile. It is almost bigger than the rest put together and so … Continue reading →

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Damp Squib

Posted on 14/08/2013 by hereinpuglia

Well we went to the Martina Franca beer festival for an hour or so to see what it was like. I’m not sure if the 10 or so people that searching for it found this blog went but I certainly … Continue reading →

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Cool Clear Water

Posted on 13/08/2013 by hereinpuglia

The rain on Saturday 10 ml of it was the first since July 3rd and so our cisterno where we store the rainwater we gather off the roof was getting a little empty. We only hold 40,000 litres in it … Continue reading →

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Festa Season Starts

Posted on 25/07/2013 by hereinpuglia

It is clearly that time again as the various churches around this area start to get ready for their festa. The area around Martina, Villa Castelli, Ceglie, Cisternino has lots of small  (we are talking tiny here) churches that were … Continue reading →

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The Italian Male

Posted on 29/06/2013 by hereinpuglia

Come on you knew we would get to this one day, the Italian male. If the pinnacle of birth in Britain is to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth, to be born an Italian male is to … Continue reading →

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Bargain Puglia

Posted on 22/06/2013 by hereinpuglia

We both with five other friends went to The Banana Club near Ceglie Messapica last night to celebrate some good new Geraldine and I had received that afternoon. The Banana Club boasts a large pool that you pay to visit … Continue reading →

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Hairy Navels

Posted on 25/05/2013 by hereinpuglia

But before we get to them lets ponder some more about the Italian education system and those would be teachers from yesterday’s post. For starters it does seem incredible that your ability to join the teaching profession should be decided … Continue reading →

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Post Holiday Blues, Scopa and Limoncello

Posted on 26/04/2013 by hereinpuglia

We are having our patios re-tiled this week by a team of guys led by Pietro. How did his family know he would deal in stone and become tiler ? Come to that our electrician’s surname is Corrente ( current). … Continue reading →

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