Europe

I quite often take photos of other people’s animals when I am travelling, yet I never get the urge to do this when at home. In a rare moment of introspection I realized that I take these photos because I am missing  my own animals.  At home I have one chicken (soon to be three), …

IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS IN ITALYRead More

WOW!  Look at this view of San Vincenzo, our rented farmhouse “Agriturismo”, near Castel del Piano in Tuscany.  It was hard to tear ourselves away from the Tuscan kitchen, but we could not resist the opportunity to sit on the rustic terrace table with our breakfast. Not only could I smile smugly at the gorgeous …

BREAKFAST IN TUSCANYRead More

Updated January 2018. Who doesn’t like reading another person’s diary? Here is an excerpt from my 2010 Diary about our Tuscan farmhouse stay. A Tuscan Farmhouse I pride myself on finding great places to stay and the farmhouse I found in Tuscany was one of the best! In true Tuscan farmhouse style the soft hum …

FROM A TUSCAN FARMHOUSE DIARYRead More

While staying in the hills of Liguria we often caught the local bus down to the Big Smoke, on the coast, namely San Remo.  Wandering the streets we noticed two amazing sites.  Both were food orientated but from opposite ends of the spectrum, and both were super-sized.  We sat having coffee waiting for the shops …

TWO ITALIAN OBSESSIONSRead More

 I am sitting in the afternoon sun on a little balcony approx. 3 ft (1 metre) wide that is attached to the kitchen of our rented house in Ceriana, Liguria.  There is just enough space for a tiny round table and two metal/timber chairs.  A clothes line is attached to the outside of the railing.  …

ITALIAN DIARY ENTRY 24/4/2010Read More