https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puglia-travel-any-experience Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:35:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puglia-travel-any-experience#post-1532850 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 03:10:54 +0000 Eliza 1532850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie. Sorting out details and getting excited. I appreciate the input and will share post the mid-fall trip. Looks like a scenic and good culinary destination. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puglia-travel-any-experience#post-1531886 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 14:58:15 +0000 Angie 1531886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bet we'd have a ball Eliza, and I look forward to hearing ALL about your trip.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puglia-travel-any-experience#post-1531192 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 02:42:14 +0000 Eliza 1531192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie- you are more than welcome in my suitcase. I think we share similar travel propensities and would have a blast. </p> <p>Wow, MsMaven- thanks for sharing your experience. Sounds like a wonderful trip. I have Capri and the Amalfi Coast on my list at, too. I like very hearing about your behind the scene tours with the owner- those things are what makes a trip memorable. A cheese curing tunnel- who knew? Love the furniture story, too. </p> <p>We have been to Sicily and other regions of Italy and now want to visit the "heel of the boot." The architecture, ruins, scenery and gastronomy are calling. I am realizing that it is an area not as well traveled as many others, which is part of the appeal. The warmth of the people and beauty everywhere make Italy a favorite. </p> <p>Dottie- thanks for the blog link. It looks very useful. Travel guides are not so plentiful for this destination, making blogs more likely to provide me with the best current information. I look forward to reading it. </p> <p>Appreciate the responses. Love to hear about everyone's adventures. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puglia-travel-any-experience#post-1531154 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 01:45:13 +0000 Dottie 1531154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here is an interesting blog. &nbsp;It may be helpful!<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.la-lingua.co.uk">http://www.la-lingua.co.uk</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puglia-travel-any-experience#post-1531104 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 00:32:06 +0000 Angie 1531104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no words of wisdom, but will you pack me in your suitcase?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puglia-travel-any-experience#post-1531037 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:39:39 +0000 MsMaven 1531037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We drove through the area in 2004--very picturesque. We stayed in a town near Sorrento called Sant'Agata sui due Golfi. We were going to stay a few days but DH wasn't feeling well so we just stayed there instead of going to Sicily.&nbsp;</p> <p>We drove all over southern Italy over the two weeks we were there. The Amalfi Coast is fabulous of course. We drove through Puglia towards the end and swore we would go back and spend more time there. We also went to Capri and Anacapri and swore we'd go back and spend a few days there. Not yet.&nbsp;</p> <p>In Sant'Agata we stayed at a little hotel and learned that there was a Michelin starred restaurant a couple of blocks away, called Don Alfonso 1890. We got right in and had a fabulous meal. We sat next to a young English couple and started talking. She was a solicitor and said wherever she went people asked her if she was one of the Bush daughters. DH and I are both lawyers. He was the head of a trucking company.</p> <p>We stayed and talked until everyone else left, the the owner came out and invited us on a tour. We met the husband, the chef, who was rather shy and left it to his wife to do PR. We saw the kitchen, then they took us down a narrow cement winding stairway to see the wine cellar. (It had been and escape tunnel under the road during WWII.) Then we went down even farther--down a metal stairway to see the cheese-curing tunnel. Our English friend was wearing a straight dress and extremely high-heeled slides and although I feared for her, she negotiated the stairs with aplomb. And nary a slip.</p> <p>We had wonderful food wherever we went, and the people were friendly. On Capri, after we walked up the hill, DH wanted to come down a shortcut that was somewhat hazardous--ran behind people's gardens. We ended up at a furniture store of all things, and bought $5000 worth of Italian tables. We realized we should have negotiated a bit when the owner tossed in a free table with a music box that plays Isle of Capri.&nbsp;</p> <p>We were afraid because we'd never bought furniture abroad, but several months later carefully padded and wrapped boxes were delivered to our house.</p> <p>And the Limoncello!</p> <p>We went in October and the only bad thing was that because we were in the country and people were clearing gardens and burning them and at times it the smoke was annoying.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't have our Italy photos on my computer. I can track them down later if you like. Maybe others will chime in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puglia-travel-any-experience#post-1530931 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:16:57 +0000 Eliza 1530931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After a lot of down time for ortho surgeries, we are planning our next adventure. &nbsp;This part of southern Italy is calling. &nbsp;As this is slightly off the beaten path, I was wondering if anyone has experience with this unique area. We have made quite a few trips to Italy and want to plan our 11-14 day trip carefully. &nbsp;It is taking a bit of research to sort through all the possibilities. &nbsp;We will likely go in the fall, so the focus will not be on the coast or beaches. &nbsp;We are foodies and food curious, love art, architecture, avoiding crowds when possible and enjoy both rural and urban sight seeing.Though we often avoid it, this trip is likely to include a rental car for more remote areas. &nbsp;Thanks in advance.&nbsp; </p>