You will remember that a few months ago we told you that we were moving to the most southerly town in Italy called Melito di Porto Salvo. Now that the dust has settled, we thought it would be a good idea to give you a […]
There have been a lack of posts on here recently, but I have been busy with things in the background. After three years in the north of Italy, we have taken the decision to relocate to the south of Italy to continue our careers as […]
Apologies for the lack of posts, but we’re back! If you’ve read our previous posts you will remember that we said that we couldn’t visit the many vineyards around where we live because we had to use public transport. Well now we have a car, […]
In my last post we told you all about the beautiful town of Castell’Arquato. Now, in the second part of my post I’ll tell you about the second reason we visited, which was the Monterosso Val d’Arda Wine Festival!
One of the things that we love in Italy is finding beautiful places which are off the tourist trail. Our options are limited at the moment because we don’t have a car. However, one of the places we can reach by local bus is Castell’Arquato, […]
It’s surprising how I have developed new habits since living in Italy. These Italian habits are easy to acquire, and very difficult to lose. They are also likely to annoy or surprise your friends and family if you take them back home! However I’ve been […]
Apologies for my silence on here, but in Winter the north of Italy slows down, and so there is not much to report at the moment! However, the mercury is rising, so everything and everyone is starting to spring back to life! February is when […]
We’re taking a break for the Christmas holidays, but before we disappear until 2018, we wanted to say a few words. First of all, Merry Christmas (Buon Natale in Italian!) and we’d like to thank everyone who visited our little corner of the internet. We […]
This is my second Christmas in Italy, and I now think that I am getting the hang of how the Italians like to celebrate the festive season! Just like in the UK, the Italians start their celebrations early! On December 8th, which is a public […]
So, we have now been in Italy for just over a year. I thought now was a good time to share the good and bad things that we have experienced during the last year.