December, 2017
Ever been lucky enough to be invited to some traditional cooking in the surrounds of a cosy kitchen in Italy, Calabrese style? Continue reading
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Category Archives: Italy
Southern Italy: trekking in the Calabrian snow
December, 2017
Trekking in the Calabrian snow? Sure, why not, when you’re in southern Italy… Continue reading
Food and frivolity around Cosenza, Calabria: Part 3
July-October, 2017
With so much food and frivolity around Cosenza, Calabria in southern Italy, this is my Part 3! Continue reading
Food and frivolity around Cosenza, Calabria: Part 2
April-June, 2017
Always so much food and frivolity around Cosenza in Southern Italy’s Calabria region, especially renown for its scrumptious food and wine! Continue reading
Cosenza’s divine chocolate festival: 2017
October, 2017
What more can a devout chocoholic dream of, but a four-day feast of everything imaginable, in chocolate? Cosenza’s divine chocolate festival, dedicated to the Food of the Gods, delivers just that – sublime mouth-watering chocolate creations!
Beautiful Scalea, Southern Italy
September, 2017
On a stretch of coastline called the “Riviera dei Cedri”, facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, the beautiful seaside resort town of Scalea, greets you only an hour and a half’s drive north of Cosenza, in Southern Italy.
Gliding along Italy’s enticing Amalfi Coast to Positano
August, 2017
Just imagine, gliding along the stretch of coastline that hugs the indigo Tyrrhenian Sea, on the southern coast of the Salerno Gulf, bound for Italy’s Amalfi Coast. More importantly, there’s always time for a cheeky Prosecco in Positano…
Steam train through the Sila, Southern Italy
May, 2017
Staying in Rogliano is fast becoming a frequent occurrence, but who’s complaining? Especially with a wonderful steam train trip organised through the beautiful Sila National Park, in Southern Italy. Continue reading
Visiting quaint Rogliano, Southern Italy
January – September, 2017
On the way to the spectacular Sila National Park and nestled amongst sweeping hills in the Savuto Valley, lies the quaint village of Rogliano in Calabria, Southern Italy, which is not frequented by many foreign tourists. Continue reading
Trieste in a day: North-eastern Italy
February, 2017
With only a day to spare, this will have to be enough time to explore Trieste, Italy’s north-eastern port city.
Vivacious Venice during Carnivale
Venice February-March, 2017
Wondering why many airbnb apartments were filling up faster than I could search, discovered that Venice’s Carnivale is on – excellent time to visit! Continue reading
Christmas festivities in Calabria, Southern Italy
December, 2016
As Cosenza is home for a year, then why not start enjoying this city and revel in Christmas festivities, Calabrese style?
Food and frivolity around Cosenza, Calabria
July, 2016 – February, 2017
Italy’s alluring and untouched southern region: Cosenza, Calabria – where tourists are scarce but locals, frivolity, and food are plentiful!
Land of my Father: Parenti, Southern Italy
August- September, 2016 and May, 2017
With origins dating back to the end of the 17th-century, Parenti is the land of my father. Rather like a village more than a small town in Calabria in Southern Italy, Parenti is nestled on the Valley of the beautiful Savuto River.
A wedding in Australia before returning to Italy
September, 2016
A mad scramble out the door and raced off in my little Fuchsia pink hired car to the airport – flying from Brisbane to Newcastle this morning. Continue reading
