If you want to see Italy as it was in the 15th century, you just might be captivated by the cobbled streets of Saluzzo. Perched on a hilltop in the Cuneo region of Piedmonte, it’s an intriguing place. Less than an hours drive from the picturesque and renowned wine villages of Barolo, the townContinue reading “Secrets of Saluzzo”
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Bologna – La Grassa
Rick Stein, the renowned Cornish chef turned TV Gourmet-Traveller has been responsible for many of our destination choices recently. It was his influence that fuelled our desire to visit the food capital of Italy and is one of the reasons we head off to Mexico in the next few weeks. Before you start toContinue reading “Bologna – La Grassa”
Dozza Day Trip
One of our favourite day trips from Bologna is a charming medieval village called Dozza. Officially recognized as one of Italy’s ‘most beautiful villages’, we were truly dazzled by Dozza. Our nieces Laura and Alice were visiting us for a week and loved the instagram opportunities and colourful artwork offered in this impossibly pretty place, declaringContinue reading “Dozza Day Trip”
Our Travel Plans
We are back in the UK, having enjoyed Christmas with family and spending time with friends since arriving. Our joy of travelling remains and our flexible approach to a nomadic lifestyle has not changed. We have been travelling more or less permanently for over 10 years now and, looking back, although our style of travelContinue reading “Our Travel Plans”
El Caminito del Rey – Spain
The wind whips at our faces and before we even set foot onto the bridge, the ranger warns us not to stop along the way.
Day trip to Gibraltar
There are not many places where you find an aeroplane on the road in front of you. But here we are waiting for a British Airways plane to go by so that we can cross the road.