“I won’t be going to Cinque Terre wearing anything other than linen”, Rosco declares as we discuss our upcoming and rather ambitious day trip to Italy’s famous five villages.
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Month: July 2022
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Mamma mia! Basilica, zebra crossings & lost in space
I wander around, head in the clouds, chatting, pointing out all the pretty dogs (bel cane), looking for river otters, trying to decide if a building is in the neo-classical, renaissance, or baroque style, day-dreaming and taking photos. I let Rosco lead the way, and I follow behind him like a little lamb. No point having a dog and then barking yourself is there?
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Turino – so much bull and so much luck
In one short week, we’ve grown to love Turino. For us, week numero uno has been about the river otters, and Aperol Spritz, and hot afternoon naps, and the song L’appuntamento, and the fountains. It’s the tree lined streets, the architecture, the parks, the numerous gelato shops and the cold waters of the Po River as it sweeps majestically through the city.
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Three Failed Plans and a Party
Have you ever had an experience so amazing, so surreal, so astonishing, that you cannot believe it is actually happening? Our last full day in Spain will forever be embedded in our memories as one such day.It was meant to be a quiet affair comprising a stroll to the city, a nice restaurant for lunch, … Continue reading Three Failed Plans and a Party
The Musician and the wee Scottish lass
Our very good friends, Bob and Irene are a couple of sexagenarians (no, not that, they are aged between 60 and 69) who we met in 2017. Following a chance meeting while eating tapas at Mr Grumpy’s* (not his real name) we became immediate and firm friends. Despite the years that have passed and the … Continue reading The Musician and the wee Scottish lass
The Tepid Travellers 