Did we start working harder then invent machines to make that easier to do, or did we invent machines then decide to spend the extra time working? I put the robovac upstairs and pressed the button, closed the door on the dishwasher and pressed the button, closed the door on the washing machine and pressed the button. When I came…
Euphoric is the only way to describe how I feel when I am travelling in Italy. Have you ever seen a dog hanging it’s head out of a car window into the wind? That dog looks as though it is the happiest it has ever been in its whole doggy life. That is how I feel when I’m travelling in…
There is a bath in this accommodation we booked for a week in the hills behind La Spezia, Italy. This is a bath in which you can do yoga moves, not because you want to but because it is a necessity to get into/sit in/shower in or bathe in. You can sit in this bath with your back against the…
Take one beautifully hand cut stone stair, then multiply that by 300 and you have the stairs from our car to our accommodation on the Path of the Lemons. Multiply THAT by 1 ½ times and you have the stairs from Maiori back to the Path of the Lemons after a spectacular walk from Minori. Multiply THAT by 1 ½…
The 9 Rules for peeing on holiday… RULE ONE always know where your nearest food outlet is that might be big enough to have a toilet you can use RULE TWO be prepared to spend 3 euros on a cup of coffee you don’t need that will only make you want to pee again sooner rather than later RULE THREE wear suitable…
Getting skinny – it’s a billion trillion quadrillion dollar industry the world over. Our lifestyles are not making us fit or healthy they are making us fat. Routines and boredom, lack of time and stress, low self-esteem and unhappiness, the sheer abundance of junk food and hormones (oh those hormones) all conspire to make us fat. Our lives make us…
We don’t EVER like to accept defeat, but our desire to stay alive won against our desire to climb the Sassi. These trails beat us not once, but twice, (and then again a year later!) We were hiking In the Apennine Mountains in Italy, and the trail that beat us was in the Parco Naturale Regionale del Sasso Simone e…
The Italian world starts slow and continues that way. Most things open at 9am and close between 12.30pm and 4.30pm, opening again until 7pm. Dinner is generally 8pm or later. It’s all very civilized. It all seems to flow very smoothly despite a big break in the middle of the day when nothing can be done because not much is…
Distracting ourselves from our lives began with the most beautiful Italian apartment. We overlook an awe inspiring view of the village, valley and the Apennine mountains. As we stand here on the edge of a new beginning, we can feel our minds throwing off the stress and fatigue of our lives. We can feel our general pessimism being replaced with…
There are few things more satisfying than using your body to power you through the brilliance of the Italian Apennine Mountains. Your body works of its own accord, leaving your mind free to indulge in the views, in contemplation or in nothing at all. We often throw ideas around whilst we are hiking and many great things have been resolved…