Summer Holiday Thoughts

It's looks as though we may be heading for Corsica this year, as long as I can overcome the other half's worries about our little pup eating our friends' non-puppy friendly little son, that is.I'm quite keen, especially after hearing from an Italian friend that Corsica is probably more beautiful … [Read more...]

Back from Genoa

We spent the weekend down in Genova. This meant other half could see her mum and dad, and soak up a few of the sun's rays with a friend of hers. Sunbathing has never really interested me. Firstly, it burns my fairish skin, and secondly I find it downright boring. So, while other half was roasting … [Read more...]

The most interesting places in Italy

That's a difficult one, but if I was pressed, I would say first Venice and then, Pompei.  There are also a million and one other things that will take your breath away, and I could go on for ages, but I won't.  Not this time anyway. … [Read more...]

Speeding fines in Italy, again, and Pisa…

It's official, the article in the Telegraph I read while I was in the UK would seem to indicate that Euro traffic fines will shortly be with us. The same article is available on-line here.  Although this change comes into effect in March 2007, as some who have read this blog will have noticed, the … [Read more...]

Christmas Fair – Sant Ambrogio

I went to the street fair twice at the weekend.  First I wandered around with a friend of mine from Genova, who bought a vegetable chopping thingy and a silly scarf stroke hat thing and then other half, my son and myself had another good look round on Sunday.  The weather was also better on … [Read more...]