Category: Italy
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Blowing in the wind at the Rimini Kite Festival
The joy of kites at the Rimini Kite Festival In April we drove over to Rimini on the East coast of Italy to visit some friends. We were incredibly lucky to hit town on the weekend that the once a year kite festival was on; and not only that, there was a perfect…
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Strolling Through Noli On The Ligurian Coast, Italy
Surprises Everywhere! The Ligurian coast in Italy is full of surprises! I don’t know how many times we have zoomed along the motorway on the way to Turin and passed by all its secrets. Recently, we decided it was time to start exploring a bit of this coastline. We unearthed the beautiful village of…
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Bussana Vecchia, Liguria: Where To Eat
Where to eat in the village of Bussana Vecchia Remember that I promised you a couple of weeks ago that I’d tell you where to eat once you’ve explore the wonderful village of Bussana Vecchia on the Ligurian Coast of Italy ? Well, here I finally am to divulge all the eating secrets of…
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Cervo, Liguria, Italy
Discover the beauty of Liguria I had a very pleasant surprise a couple of weekends ago when I discovered this tiny village on the Ligurian coast in Italy. We chose to go there arbitrarily as it was at the halfway point between our house and where the friend we were going to meet…
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Alba, Italy: Truffles, Food And Fabulous Views!
Eating out in Alba Over Christmas we had a reunion with some old friends in Alba, a beautiful town in the middle of the Langhe wine growing region just below Turin in Italy. With all our kids safely parked with one set of very accommodating grandparents, we headed off to Alba and to…
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A Visit To The Segesta Temple In Sicily
Segesta temple in Sicily is not to be missed! One of the most stunning buildings I saw when we visited the Western part of Sicily last year (yes, this post has been a long time in coming!) was this ancient Doric temple ruin near the small town of Calatafimi-Segesta, near the slopes of Mt…
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How To Get A Coffee Fix In Turin, Italy
A Few Of My Favourite Cafes In Turin There are nearly as many cafes in Turin as there are stars in the sky. I haven’t found one yet that makes bad coffee but there are a few that I try to frequent whenever I visit Turin, that make outstanding coffee. The only problem with…
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Chocolate Eating In Turin, Italy
My favourite chocolate maker in Turin When you’re in Turin, one of the things you should absolutely do after (or during) drinking coffee and wandering around the streets marveling at the architecture, is stop in at a chocolate shop to sample one or two (or MORE) of their chocolates. Turin is famous for its chocolate, and especially…
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Snow-Shoeing In The Susa Valley, Italy
Snow-shoeing, appendicitis, and roundabouts So, decadently holidaying and snowshoeing wasn’t actually where I was last week. This was a little jaunt I went on about a month ago at the same time I was watching other people ski while drinking a Bombardino or two. Last week I was actually in hospital with my eldest…
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Sauze d’Oulx, Italy: On The Road To Hell
Fresh air is the best medicine Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a break of some kind over the holiday period and that the whole food/drink excess phenomenon that often happens at this time of the year didn’t make you feel too bad. Just incase, this week there’s going to…
