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The pretty girl visited the shop run by the wicked shopkeeper and discovered that the wicked shopkeeper was, in fact, her fairy godmother and had many, many magically beautiful dresses. So many in fact that the pretty girl couldn’t decide … Continue reading
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For our visitor’s final day in Italy, we visited Pompeii, one of the three towns destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD. What sets Pompeii apart from other roman ruins is the fact that the eruption buried … Continue reading
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On Sunday we took our visitors to Amalfi and Ravello. This a drive of only 25kms from Positano but it takes the best part of 50 minutes given the narrow winding road along the coast. You pass through picturesque villages … Continue reading
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For the past few days Villa Greta has been a full house. Our friend from the UK, Gill, and her folks from New Zealand jetted in from the UK on Friday night and we spent the weekend on and around … Continue reading
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Italy came off daylight saving on Sunday and the days got an hour shorter. It was already getting dark at 7pm, so suddenly the days got dramatically shorter. The change meant that Positano beach and village lose the sun around … Continue reading
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… beautiful. As we hoped, it’s back to summer clothes for a wee while. Yesterday we wandered down to the beach at Positano. The village is still busy but that summer crush of people has gone and everyone seems more … Continue reading
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On the way from Tuscany to Positano we stopped in the town of Cassino which is located about halfway between Rome and Naples. It was the site of a major battle in World War II with a correspondingly high loss … Continue reading
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Siena is full of restaurants and most of these are either fully or partially outdoor. This is particularly true of those that ring the Campo. In summer outdoor dining makes perfect sense with umbrellas or awnings giving protection from the … Continue reading
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No trip to Tuscany is complete without a visit to Chianti. We took the back road from Siena through Castellina to Greve. We couldn’t resist showing Charlie and Isabel the deli in Greve particularly as Isabel’s business is dairy. Although … Continue reading
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When thinking about where to take Isabel and Charlie, we decided to focus on the smaller places. They had already spent some time in Florence before arriving at our place and we felt that most people equated Tuscany with rural … Continue reading
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In July we spent 2 weeks in Positano on the Amalfi Coast taking a holiday from our holiday. During that time we were joined by Mike, Charmaine and wee James. Looking back, there were photographs taken that never made it … Continue reading
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Now that our visitors have departed and life has returned to its usual ambling pace, we can take the opportunity to write some posts about the places we went and things we did through July and August when the kiwi … Continue reading
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Summer is soon to turn into Autumn in Tuscany. Already we are starting to see the leaves on the trees turn yellow and orange. All around us paddocks are being plowed for winter. The distinctive round hay bails that, to … Continue reading
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We found it by luck. Searching for somewhere to stay in and around the Champagne region of France for a night, we stumbled across Le Château D’Etoges on Trip Advisor. Situated in the southern part of the Champagne it is … Continue reading
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Something for the lads. Woburn Abbey hosts an annual car show which draws entries from all around Britain. This year my mate Andre and I attended. Andre owns a pristine Triumph Stag (pictured in the slideshow) and as we drove … Continue reading
La dolce far niente 