Takes my breathe away

I'm thinking of summertime in bella Italia . . . Puglia, awash with sunshine, as I'm basking in the warmth of it's people, their embrace . . a moment of unadulterated, pure light. As I take in the endless rows of olive trees, with their centuries-old trunks and branches, the clarity of how long this place has endured astonishes me. So many of the things my eyes take in in those moments are not much different than centuries before me . . . how many of those stones, which make up the walls I see dividing those olive trees, are there? There must be millions, no billions! Who put them all together, picking each one up off the ground, aligning them in such definitive ways? When did the Pugliese people first begin their unique and centuries-old customs? I am enthralled and enraptured by the magnitude of time as it has come and gone across these same fields. Who worked the soil then? As I move to a lazy field of wildflowers, lying just beneath the mysterious, octagonal-walled Castel del Monte, I can smell the fresh scent of . . . well, what is it? Ahhh, it's the fresh scent of clean air! The region is untouched in so many ways, it only adds to the delight of my visit. Just reflecting upwards toward that strange castle, sitting majestically up there upon this isolated hill, with the 360 degree view to all of Puglia . . . ahhh, beyond words.

I think you can sense the unique characteristics of this place, it is truly inspirational to all my senses . . many people who visit bella Italia for a taste of the "sweet life", la dolce vita, have no chance, nor idea what lies off the beaten path. They are only able to experience the grandeur of Florence or Rome, the canals of Venice, the absolute charm of Italy escapes them in those few days of vacation. Chemarci will bring those places and people, those regional delights tucked under the same sun that brightens the day in Tuscany, to you. I'm going again to the places I treasure, the people I have grown to love, in just six weeks . . . and I will find even more of the gems which are cast about Puglia like those stones which comprise the infinite walls dotting the countryside.

Come with me to Puglia . . . explore the beauty and charm with me . . . bring a taste of Puglia into your life!

See you soon . . . Cheryl