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!

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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

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

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