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Countries Visited

Posted: October 23, 2011 in Travel

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After 5 vaccinations, 10 days of vacay, and a £ 594.00 plane ticket I’m ready to explore South Africa. My arms feel like limp noodles with all the Polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Hepatitis, and Whooping cough vaccinations they gave me, but I guess it’s better than catching the real deal. I once heard that many things [...]

The Hunt for Truffle October

Posted: October 22, 2007 in Italy, Travel

POUNCING through the frosted morning dew of Piemonte, Ringo, our truffle-hunting dog, discovered the knock-your-socks-off, knobby potato shaped truffle we had been anticipating. Ringo darts off into the forest and pauses for a moment… looks at the ground, takes a deep breath, then claws vigorously at the ground. Tirone Angelo, a cheerful old truffle hunter [...]