We have a big honeymoon planned for 2020 (keep your eyes peeled for updates), but since one of my life goals is going to Italy at least once a year for the rest of my life, and we just got married, we decided to combine these two things for a little minimoon. Since we did …
We spent a week on the Amalfi Coast and it. Was. Fabulous. Prior to our trip we did a significant amount of research about where to stay, how to get around, what to see and where to eat. Here’s our itinerary, which worked out really well, so you can follow in our footsteps (and not …
When in Italy, eat and drink as much as possible. At least, that’s my motto since I’m stuck at home in London most of the time. During our recent trip to the Amalfi Coast, we ate and drank ourselves silly- but put significant legwork into finding the best places to make our calorie splurges worth …
I can’t remember how long its been since I wanted to go to the Amalfi Coast, or what first gave me the idea. Perhaps flipping through Instagram photos I came across amazing pictures of the Coast, or maybe I heard about it somewhere. Anyway, its been on my list for a long, long time. A …
When MB suggested we take a weekend trip to Lake Como, I was on the fence. We’d already visited Lake Garda in the autumn, did I want to keep going to Italian lakes, or try something new? I’m glad I let her convince me to give Como a try. It is seriously one of the …
Getting Lake Garda and Verona in all in one weekend might sound exhausting- that’s because it is. MB and I had decided two days in Sirmione, on the shore of Garda, and one in Verona, was enough. While I LOVED my time in Sirmione, I could have done with another day in Verona. Its become …
I had never really thought of Lake Garda and Verona as big places on my travel “to do” list, but MB insisted we get out of London one weekend in early November. It’s been about a year since I was last in Italy (S. and I took a trip to Sicily in November 2015), and …
A long while back, a good friend of mine talked about a trip she took in which she toured olive oil plantations in Southern Italy. Ever since, I’ve been feeling serious wander envy.Just last year, my flatmate went to Sicily and came back with stunning photos of Mt Etna, and even better stories. So, I …
For a writer, I’ve written horrendously little on this blog in the past few months. Actually, ever since I finished NaNoWriMo on November 30th, I have written very little for myself at all, but have rather been working on 18,000 words worth of literary and historical criticism for my classes. Finally, all of that is …