Always an exercise in “packing light”, I keep removing things from my one-and-only carry-on bag for two weeks in the south of “The Boot”. After a week in Milano, I’m heading to south to wander around. First, I’ll explore Sicilia for a week. Then I’ll take a train along the “sole of the boot”, to Puglia, right at “the heel”. I’ll stay for a couple of nights in a traditional Trullo in Alberobello (Google: trulli alberobello italy), then a couple of nights in Lecce, close to the tippy-tip of “the heel”. (I always like going to the most distant points of a place. What is there about that?)

After Puglia, I’ll train up along the Adriatic sea coast to Le Marché, and stay in Marotta for a couple of nights. Swimming pools and the seashore. Ahh.

During this time, I’m leaving my laptop and external harddrive behind. (Gasp!) I’ll be mostly unplugged and “off the grid”. (Double gasp!) But I’m experimenting with an iPad and will see what kind of wifi reception I have and whether I can get online or not. If so, there may be blog posts from the south. If not, there’ll be a loooooong silence.

After this two week flurry, I’ll head back north to Milano and get settled into an apartment for a month. I’ll be back to doing my client work, riding my bike along the canal, AND having twice-weekly tennis lessons!

Time to pack away the computer and zip up the suitcase. I’m off and away.

Ciao ciao.