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One of our very best holidays of the year was our week in Lake Garda in August. I love Italy but this was a new destination for me, so extra exciting. A spot of pre-trip research and seven days exploring soon revealed plenty of things to do in Lake Garda…
Read moreAt the very top of our Italian holiday bucket list the summer was a day trip from Lake Garda to Venice. We knew it was going to be a long day and that there would be difficult moments with a five and three-year-old in one of the world’s most famous…
Read moreAny fan of architecture, history or engineering couldn’t help but be intrigued by Venice. This iconic Italian city founded 1,500 years ago is a marvel and as picture perfect in real life as in the countless films in which is it is featured. Up until the summer this was the…
Read more*Advertisement feature* This summer we went camping in Italy with Al Fresco Holidays who invited us to stay at Eden – a campsite on Lake Garda. It was a multi-generational holiday with my parents and my first holiday abroad with them in donkey’s years. I was so excited before we…
Read moreA visit to Siena is a must when you are in the Tuscan region of Italy. I set foot in this beautiful Italian city for the first time in March and was wowed by the medieval architecture, its incredible yet unfinished Cathedral and the symbology on every street corner which…
Read more*Advertisement feature* I always get nervous about revisiting a place I’ve adored. Will it be the same? Or will I leave disappointed that it did not live up to my memories. This thought crossed my mind when I had the chance to return to Florence during a trip to Tuscany…
Read moreOne of my biggest regrets from our last cruise was that I didn’t do enough research about our ports of call. Sicily was our first stop and a bit of a missed opportunity. We arrived on a Sunday morning while it seemed the whole island was still sleeping – not…
Read moreFlorence is a city brimming with art, architecture and Renaissance atmosphere. Visiting for anything less than a long weekend would be a crime against the great artists themselves. But alas, it’s a misdemeanour of which we are guilty. During our call in the city we had just four hours in…
Read morePompeii has always been on my travel bucket list. So when we had the opportunity to visit this UNESCO heritage site earlier this summer I couldn’t wait. However, had I known what I do now, I might have held back or at least managed my expectations. To say we did…
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