Firstly, a big shout out to our delightful B&B, Il Giardino Cantato, in Monterosso. The room is gorgeous, awesome bathroom that is all new and perfectly clean, the little garden a beautiful hidden sanctuary, and this morning’s breakfast gave us…
Forza Azurre!
There’s nothing better than watching great sporting tournaments with locals. Last night, we watched the Euro 2012 final Spain v Italy, in Italy – Monterosso on the Cinque Terre in Liguria. All the bars had big TVs set up outside,…
Cinque Terre dreaming…
In ten days we will be leaving for Italia and I can not WAIT! After an overnight stop over in Dubai, our first Italian stop is Monterosso on the Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre is a series of five small villages…
Umbria dreaming
We opted for a villa in Umbria for our family stay rather than Tuscany. Why? We’ve all done Tuscany and it is gorgeous, beautiful, movie-like even, but we decided we wanted to get away from ‘Chianti-shire’ and the thousands of…
Dreaming of this villa
In two weeks, Zorba and I will be leaving for Italy. It’s so close now I can almost taste it! I’m dreaming of this villa in Taormina in Sicily where we will be staying. The whole family will be staying…