What a disaster the last day turned out to be! Rain was forecast for later on in the day but being orographic we were hoping it may be wrong and likely to change. Nevertheless we set off with high spirits, slightly weary legs and very sore undercarriages and made our way to the end ofContinue reading “Bikepacking Le Marche – Day 5”
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Bikepacking Le Marche – Day 4
It was bound to happen. Three days of glorious sunshine was more than we had hoped for. So when we drew the curtains back and saw a windy, overcast day it wasn’t a surprise! At least it was dry. We hit the road and dropped down from Urbino to nearby Calpino where we saw theContinue reading “Bikepacking Le Marche – Day 4”
Bikepacking Le Marche – Day 1
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”
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”
3 Gems of South Romagna
Our exploration of Emilia-Romagna continued with a trip to the South East corner of the region, which was originally known as Romagna before the two regions merged. There were so many places we wanted to visit before leaving but we narrowed it down to three…and we’re very pleased with our choices! San Marino Our firstContinue reading “3 Gems of South Romagna”
Ferrara
As our time here in Ferrara draws to an end I decided it was about time I put fingers to keys and wrote about this wonderful medieval city. We’ve been lucky enough to call Ferrara home for the last fourteen weeks; whilst it isn’t as long as we originally planned, and it hasn’t gone asContinue reading “Ferrara”
The best wild camping spot near Parma
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been more active and exploring further afield. As lovely as Ferrara and the Po delta is, we’ve been yearning for hills, which you’d think wouldn’t be an issue being from the Lincolnshire fens! So we’ve had a few trips south to the hills near Bologna. On one occasionContinue reading “The best wild camping spot near Parma”
Escape to Venice
This last week has been quite eventful one way or another! We’ve recently received the news that Mr BND has been offered a more senior position, which is absolutely fantastic and I couldn’t be prouder of him. But it does mean that the job here is no longer suitable. Oh dear! We suffered a fewContinue reading “Escape to Venice”
T-Minus 17 Days
Welcome to my first blog post. Thanks for sticking with it to this point! I’m currently struggling to get to sleep due to the amount of stuff going through my head. In 17 days Mr BND and I are moving to Italy. It’s all starting to seem very real. Much more real than when weContinue reading “T-Minus 17 Days”
Brand New Day 