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Italy

Driving from UK to Italy – tips for an epic road trip!

April 18, 2022September 11, 2021 by Kirsty Bartholomew
mini driving to italy from uk

If you’ve ever wanted to drive to Italy from the UK and wondered what the trip was like and whether it was worth the long journey then this blog post is for you. We did the journey a couple of years ago now in a really small car. Yes we could have probably flown and … Read more

Categories Destinations Tags Belgium, France, Italy 9 Comments

Things to do in Venice in Winter on a romantic break

April 26, 2022November 1, 2018 by Kirsty Bartholomew

Venice in winter is an absolute delight. Watching the gondoliers appear through the mist along the canals on a morning is a beautiful sight. Venice is stunning at any time of year, but in winter I think it excels! A friend gave me a book quite a few years ago and in it was the … Read more

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Children’s books about Italy

July 6, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew

When planning trips abroad I love to prepare my kids by reading up as much as we can about the places we’re likely to visit.  These children’s books about Italy are some that we have personally owned and loved and others that are well reviewed and I wish my kids were young enough to enjoy … Read more

Categories Product Reviews, Worldschooling Tags Italy 4 Comments

One day in Genoa – what to see and do with 24 hours or less

January 18, 2022June 24, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew

Genoa, or Genova as the Italians say, is a large city on the Ligurian coast and it’s a very popular place to visit since it’s well served by budget airlines and also it’s a cruise stop for those wishing to explore Northern Italy.  It was the nearest big city for us when we stayed along … Read more

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Visiting Lucca – our Tuscany road trip

April 9, 2019June 21, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew

We decided that visiting Lucca would be the first stop on our Tuscany road trip (the second stop being Pisa as we wrote about here). There are so many to choose from – which one of the cities of Tuscany should we visit?  Our reasons for choosing Lucca over more popular destinations such as Florence … Read more

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Is Pisa worth visiting? Our trip to the Leaning Tower.

June 3, 2019June 14, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew

If you’re travelling in Italy with your family you’ve maybe wondered – is Pisa worth it?  Can it be a fun day out? We were staying in Italy for a month in our apartment near Genoa and we really wanted to visit Tuscany, so headed there on a day trip one day.  We chose two places to … Read more

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Visiting Monaco on a budget – our day trip from Italy

January 17, 2022June 7, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew

Can you really do Monaco on a budget?  It seems like those words don’t go together doesn’t it?  Monaco, the place where the wealthy hang out, surely it can’t be a cheap place to visit?  Inside my brain was saying – Good luck sticking to a budget there! But we were determined to visit, and … Read more

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Our month long stay on the Italian Riviera

October 21, 2018June 3, 2016 by Kirsty Bartholomew

We made it to the Italian Riviera after our mammoth road trip journey from the UK to Italy.  Phew!  That was a journey and a half!  Maps are so deceiving when you plan out your journeys huh?   Anyway, we arrived in the town of Cogoleto and settled in to our lovely Italian apartment.  We … Read more

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Hi and thanks for stopping by!  This is my corner of the internet where I share my love for travelling and also my appreciation for the history of the world – two things that go together quite well I think!

I'm Kirsty and I like to share bucket list type travel experiences but hopefully in a way that makes them accessible to all.  

I travel with my husband James and sometimes with our dog Annie.  My kids are grown now but do come along sometimes!

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