A week at sea: Cruising the Mediterranean

Big cruises aren’t my thing. I wouldn’t generally choose one as my first choice for [...]

5 things to add to your Verona to-do-list

I’m lucky enough to say that I’ve been to Verona three times in my life. [...]

Putting Abruzzo on the map

As is the case around most of Abruzzo, the drive into the hamlets and towns [...]

4 Comments

Italian Lakes and spa day: Sirmione

Thousands of visitors descend on Lake Garda daily especially in the warmer months and it’s not [...]

6 Comments

The photos that will make you want to visit Chieti Province, Abruzzo right now

You know my parents were born in Abruzzzo right? It’s in my blood; it’s in [...]

Florence: Exploring the Santa Croce Neighbourhood

In a city busting at the seams with tourists, it can be hard in Florence [...]

The beaches in Italy that only Italians know about

…until now! Before moving to Italy in 2011, I’d been enjoying an Italian summer almost [...]

2 Comments

The “Italian” food you won’t find in Italy

Anyone who lives in Italy, has travelled through it extensively or taken slight notice of [...]

2 Comments

8 Things to do in Florence 

Life and work recently took me back to Florence. The city of Michelangelo’s David and [...]

2 Comments

30 Places to Travel to in Italy in Summer

Ahh Italy in the summer time! Long hot days, the beach, cocktails under the warm [...]