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During our month in Italy we were hoping to spend a few days exploring Florence. But circumstances forced us to stay in Rome during the time we’d allocated for it. In the end that worked out pretty well: the kids got to see Rome for the first time, and we […]
We had 4 days to explore Venice, which I think is probably longer than the average amount of time. Now, don’t get me wrong; the city is beautiful and utterly beguiling. You could stroll its maze-like streets and wander relentlessly into its little nooks and piazzas for many days. But […]
Warning: this post contains multiple images of pizzas and calzones eaten during the course of one trip. How much pizza can one human being safely consume in a month? Part of the way through my Italy trip and… I never thought I’d hear myself say this… I’m getting a bit […]
Check out my previous Italy posts, Fam-go Italiano and Italy planning It often happens with travelling that the very first place you look at eventually becomes the place you choose to stay in. And that’s what happened here. After booking the initial flight to Naples, I pulled up a map […]
There’s very little time left until I go to Italy for a month *eek* Following on from my previous Italy planning post, I wanted to write an update about where I’m at now in the planning stage, and what’s still left to do. What’s been happening? There’ve been periods of […]
Denmark and its capital hold the dubious honour of being touted as the happiest places on the planet. A 3-night break is a perfect amount of time to get to grips with the city and work out whether you agree. When to go? Pretty much any time from sunny, breezy spring […]
Bad puns aside, I’m going to Italy; initial flights were booked nearly 6 months ago, and now the trip is getting excitingly and frighteningly close. Why Italy? My only experience of Italy so far was a trip to Rome around 8 years ago – I loved it. The country has […]
Norway. Vast pine forests, stunningly beautiful fjords, clear air and prosperous people. It’s a winter wonderland and a summertime adventure playground. But if you’re anything like me, Oslo has never featured especially highly on your ‘bucket-list’ (yes, I hate that phrase too!) As it turns out, that was exactly why […]