So to recap……..we were in Lucca for MN to recuperate and get rehab for her knee….cap!
We hadn’t gone with huge expectations of Lucca, but what a wonderful active month we had!
Continue readingLiving La Vida Lucca!
Category Archives: Travelling with a dog
Autumnal Italia!
My mums decided to revise their Italian language skills and spend autumn in Italy, again. Who knew that we had booked into the exact place that their language teacher had said was a “must see” a year ago – but mummies had forgotten. Coincidence is a wonderful thing!
Dog Days of (an Alpine)Summer
My mummies would have you believe they have been very busy “working” in a chalet over the summer, as if that excuses their tardy approach to my blog! Continue reading
Portuguese Man o’Ball
There is no excuse for the long gap between my blogs, other than mummies are “working”…!! So, without further delay, here is a snapshot tour along the Atlantic coast of Portugal !
Captivating Carrapateira
Dune Dude!
Awesome, amazing, astounding, astonishing, aromatic Andalusia!
We wanted to go somewhere different, and so, we ventured to Jaen (pronounced in a Southern Draaawl, Heyen!) – the olive oil capital of Spain, producing more than the whole of Italy, and 40% of Spain’s. An impressive accolade, but sadly, probably the only notable one for Jaen. Continue reading
A snowy start to 2018…
We were lucky enough to be invited to see out 2017, and see in 2018, with the Tucker-Herberts of Hove, who were holidaying in Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe! Continue reading
Back on the mainland…..
Travelling back from Sicily went without incident…despite the driving of the Sicilians! However, a two night stop in Pizzo was unfortunate…if you’re ever in SW Italy…don’t bother! Anyhoo, we set forth across Italy to Matera, a place none of us had heard of before but looked interesting. The drive was scenic and bearable for me, in the back (though disappointing not to stop at the many beaches we passed!). Continue reading
Sicily Uncovered..!
If a Picture paints a thousand words, then here are quite a few!
Cefalù Cathedral
Gorgeous tuktuk vegetable seller in Cefalù
Terrific, Tasty Taormina
To be honest, none of us had ever heard of Taormina before research was started for this adventure. We knew a few things to expect – the dramatic position of the Teatro Greco, overlooking the coastline; a ski-lift-type bubble and an active volcano looking over the place. But nothing could prepare us for the buzzy, self assuredness of this place. Continue reading
Costiera Amalfitana….promised more than it delivered..!
It was about a 5 hour journey from Tuscany to the Costiera Amalfitana – one littered with some of the scariest driving my Mums had ever encountered… Continue reading