Well this post is certainly long over due. Now having been back in the UK for seven weeks, so much of our time in Italy is fading in to a sepia-toned memory. So I thought I’d better record our last hoorah before it was forgotten forever. To conclude our time in Italy we decided toContinue reading “Bikepacking Le Marche – Day 1”
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The Stelvio, Gavia and Mortirolo
‘Climb more mountains’ is a line from one of my favourite poems “The Station.” A poem about enjoying the journey of life and not focusing on the destination. This is one piece of advice that I followed this last weekend. (The poem also says ‘Eat more ice cream’….another rule I take very seriously!) If you’reContinue reading “The Stelvio, Gavia and Mortirolo”
Abruzzo National Park
Lions and Tigers and Bears…Oh My! Ok, perhaps not lions and tigers but Abruzzo National Park is home to bears, wolves and lynxes. So last week, with travel to that particular part of the country allowed we set off on a bear hunt! Our destination was Lake Barrea on the edge of Abruzzo National Park,Continue reading “Abruzzo National Park”
Cilento National Park – Part 2
Benvenuti al Sud The next part of our adventure saw us headed for the beautiful medieval town of Castellabate. There is an Association in Italy called ‘I borghi piú belli d’Italia’ or the Association of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Castellabate is one such village. Perched up high, tumbling down a hill near theContinue reading “Cilento National Park – Part 2”
Cilento National Park – Part 1
The Long Way Round We escaped!! As lucky as we are to live where we do, like anywhere else in the world at the moment, it’s easy for cabin fever to set in and a need for a change of scenery becomes more and more important. Something, I’m sure many of us won’t take forContinue reading “Cilento National Park – Part 1”
A new addition…
It’s been such a long time since I’ve written anything, for which I apologise. I’d like to say the reason being was lack of time; however it was lack of content! Since my last post restrictions here tightened and places closed until mid way through January when we were allowed out again. After the hiatusContinue reading “A new addition…”
Herculaneum and Vesuvius
They say you never visit the places that are right on your doorstep. We don’t want to get to the end of our time out here and rush to visit places that are yet to be ticked off the list. Or worse still, not get there at all! Some of the major tourist attractions weContinue reading “Herculaneum and Vesuvius”
Autumn in Campania
Here in Campania the nights are drawing in and there’s a definite chill in the air. The much asked question of whether we also change our clocks here in Italy was answered last weekend, with us being blessed with an extra hour in bed but robbed of an hour of daylight that evening; an unfairContinue reading “Autumn in Campania”
The Amalfi Coast
In an unusual and out of character moment, my husband surprised me with a little trip away to the Amalfi coast for my birthday! He would say, the less frequent these acts of romance are, the more impact they have! This trip in particular definitely made an impact! We left on a Thursday morning andContinue reading “The Amalfi Coast”
Procida – a little gem in the Gulf of Naples
When we moved to Italy in February we never imagined it would be six months before we had our first visitor from the UK! Luckily though, all the planets aligned and my wonderful Mum arrived for a few days holiday last week. If she thought she was here to relax, she could think again! AfterContinue reading “Procida – a little gem in the Gulf of Naples”
Brand New Day 