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I recently returned from a trip across the foot of Italy on which we visited some of the lesser known towns, several of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. That was followed by four days on the island of Sicily.
I was one of 28 travellers – 25 ladies and just 3 men!
In total, I took 455 photos. Don’t worry, I’m not going to post them all! These are just a few from Day One.
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Martina Franca in the Aplulian hills.
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We then travelled up to the whitewashed town of Ostuni
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Finally we visited Alberobello, a town made up of 1500 dry stone houses and shops with their conical roofs, many dating back to the 14th century.
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…and that was just day one!
Next week I’ll take you to Lecce and Matera.
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Keith's Ramblings 
What nice photos interesting too I enjoyed this lot 🙂
Have an Italiantastic week 👍
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Thanks, Steve!
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Awesome photos Keith. Seems like a lovely place
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I had no idea how lovely it would be. Having seen so much of Asia I thought it was about time I started exploring Europe!
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I’m glad you had a great trip
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what a wonderful trip!
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The best is yet to come, that was just day one! (I do believe I just wrote a poem!)
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All ready for the tourists, but didn’t have that touristy look about it.
Do you have inside information about the weather? I don’t recall you ever posting a gloomy looking sky.
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I try to avoid posting pics of gloomy skies, but there will be one or two in my pictures yet to come. We actually had a rainy day!
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I don’t mind if you post all the photos, Keith. ☺️ These are my kind of places to visit. Away from the more “touristy” spots. Thanks for letting us travel with you, Keith.
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Thanks, Maria. Me too, I hope you enjoy those to come.
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Outstanding! Those conical roofs are incredible; I recently watched a documentary about Italian artisans and the cone roofs were featured. Thanks for sharing these fab pix, Keith.
PS – 25/3? Not too shabby odds! 😉 😂
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I’d never seen anything like them. They weren’t just in town, we saw many dotted about in vineyards and olive groves.
The gender imbalance was a bit overwhelming!
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Unless there are other conical roofs, the ones I saw on the docu were made of limestone without the use of any type of bonding materials; the pieces interlocked and fit together tight as a drum. It’s an ancient process. I was very impressed.
I can imaging it must have sounded a bit like a chicken coop at times! 😂
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What great shots. I’ve always wanted to explore Italy. I know you had fun.
Thank you for hosting the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday and rest of the week, Keith. 🙂
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I sure did, Sandee!
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Wow. Italy is so beautiful, and I’ve only seen some parts. You could spend your life exploring (and eating, of course).
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It’s a country of contrasts and never fails to delight. Food’s great too!
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We’ve been to Sicilly (Big Pirandello fan here) but not Bari. how amazing. Maybe soon!
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Every place I visited was awesome! I had to look up Pirandello as I wasn’t aware of him, but just reading the reviews of his books has got me interested!
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It’s such a different kind of place and culture, and so beautiful. Those “bee hive” looking buildings are super interesting. Love all the markets and things on display too. Awesome photos.
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Thank you! It was different from anywhere I’d been before. Those buildings, known as trullies, were really intriguing.
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Great photos and some really interesting towns. Those conical houses in Alberobello are particularly intriguing.
I wonder what it’s like to live in towns like these…
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Thanks so much. I wondered that too! Perhaps you can stay in one with Airbnb!
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What a wonderful trip. I would have taken thousands and thousand of pics over the duration of the trip as its so beautiful there.
I visited you via Wordless Wednesday 328
I linked up this week with = 49+50. Come and join us at #WordlessWednesday #Photography Wednesday – Saturday. You will find the info under BLOGGING
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It’s difficult to decide what not to photograph! I’ll certainly follow the link when I have the opportunity.
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One can never take enough photographs, I go snap happy when we go out anywhere and then try to rework them once back.
Hope to see you at SSPS, as we opened up a new one for this week.
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Looks like you had an incredible trip!!
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Indeed, and this was just day one!
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Love seeing your photos. Looking forward to seeing more of your travels.
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Thanks, Patricia, lots on the way!
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The photos you’ve shared are absolutely stunning, and I can only imagine how breathtaking the scenery must have been in person. The whitewashed town of Ostuni with its pristine beauty is like something out of a fairy tale.
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Thanks Shiju. I have to say, the best have yet to come!
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Some beautiful photos, it looks like you had a great time, I’d love to be able to travel x
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Wow, such beautiful photos. So very nice. Thanks for sharing them. Very nice.
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I love these kind of places that are not tourist traps.
Incredible photography, Keith 📸
Happy November!
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Thanks for your kind words. jMe too, hence my decision to join the tour.
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OMG! Keith, these are beyond lovely. I hope you carried back some of those olives and other tid bits too. 🙂
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Thanks, Natasha. I did, and some pasta too!
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