Puglia – a lazy summer in the heel of Italy
December 5, 2018
Having enjoyed the Gargano delights we headed south to the Ionian coast south of Bari and the small resort of Torre Canne, set on the
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Puglia – forests and beaches of the Gargano
October 31, 2018
Barring a short visit to baroque Lecce and seeing the wonderful Tree of Life on the floor of Otranto Cathedral I had never had the
Springtime in Lisbon
April 19, 2018
We arrived for our 3 day Lisbon stay on a sunny early April day and after no more than a 20 minute drive from the
Cefalu – between La Rocca and the beach
February 23, 2018
Cefalu – Between La Rocca and the beach We arrived in Cefalu with high expectations after a wonderful stay in Castellammare del Golfo, 90 miles
Summer in Sicily
November 24, 2017
Summer in Sicily, actually August in Sicily – ‘won’t that be rather hot?’ Everyone said, ‘I hope so.’ I replied. We were there during the
Sorrento in the Spring
August 26, 2017
We were looking for somewhere fairly chilled and warm in early April to spend a 50th birthday in the company of our teenage children and
Christmas Skiing (in Cervinia)
July 28, 2017
Traditionally Christmas is nothing like as popular a skiing week as February half-term, New Year or an early Easter. This means that prices can be
See Naples… again
April 21, 2017
It was twenty years or more since I’d last been to Naples, the city I spent a year in learning Italian. I remembered it for
Hanging out in Kefalonia
March 22, 2017
When Australian cousins suggested we meet up for a summer holiday in Greece I had no hesitation in choosing Kefalonia. I’ve always loved the Ionian
Working out with Mark Warner
October 21, 2016
I had forgotten quite how good a Mark Warner Beach Resort holiday was until I got the chance to visit the Levante Beach resort in
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