stephendhughes
- Aug 27, 2018
Building an Italian Pizza Oven
I have done it at last. After years of yearning I have finally taken the plunge and built a pizza oven. And what a pizza oven it is!
stephendhughes
- May 16, 2018
Giro d'Italia comes to Penne
The 101st Giro D’Italia arrived in Penne on Sunday the 13th May to host the start of stage 10 of a race that covers 3500 kilometres with...
stephendhughes
- Apr 15, 2018
Emigration from the Abruzzo
Abruzzo emigration and how people are now tracing their roots.
stephendhughes
- Nov 11, 2016
Plague, Pestilence and Brimstone
I have been learning about some of the harsher realities of farming and at the same time experiencing some of the volatility of our...
stephendhughes
- Sep 14, 2016
My Other (Italian) Family
I have been in Italy for the past week doing early preparations for the harvest: we have become very close to a local family who farm land n
stephendhughes
- Oct 1, 2015
Mussolini, kebabs & Clint Eastwood. The curious history around Casa Del Colle
The Campo Imperatore plateau in the Gran Sasso mountain range is without doubt one of the most spectacular sights I have ever seen; 200...