DougieMar 100 min readMothers Day, UKBetty and my younger brother Joe. Mothers Day, Kilmarnock Scotland. ♥️
DougieJun 21, 20227 min readNorth to Milano with a death-defying startWe bade farewell to Stephanie, the cats and the Trullo early. Joe drove us across the 'heel' to Taranto from where our train for Milano...
DougieJun 20, 20222 min readMust all good things come to an end? For now ...We begin our long journey back to Australia tomorrow -- north to Paris by train then two flights back to the big southern island. So here...
DougieJun 19, 20222 min readXylella fastidiosa -- killer bugIt is Sunday in southern Italy. The town is quiet. The beaches not far from here will already be crammed (even this early in summer)....
DougieJun 14, 20222 min readNot quite Route 66 -- coast to coast on Puglia's SS16We drove from coast to coast across the 'heel' of the 'boot' that is mainland Italy. From the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea. From...
DougieJun 12, 20221 min readTrigger Alert -- nearly naked Scottish guy almost smilesMy brother warned me that life in the Trullo would be rustic ... that's the word he used. Rustic. Did he mention it would be rustic and...
DougieJun 10, 20222 min readA short and simple tale. Two brothers meet.My younger brother provides my verifiable first memory. In a taxi. In the rain. In Aberdeen. I was -- what? -- three and a half years old...