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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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