Tag Archive: Italy

Accommodation Italy: participating vs. spectating

As we opened the door to the back patio, there they were: a love-insatiable dog, a just-loving-enough cat, and a setting on the edge of the vineyard with a view to the surrounding farms and hills.

5 things to do in Tuscany in the fall

Autumn is my favourite season of the year. Sure the spring in Tuscany is beautiful, with the flowers, and the warm sun and the bright green fields, but autumn in Tuscany is magic.

Homeward Bound – Skipping Through Italy

I’d worked hard to fund the ride home. Never before while on the road had I felt suf­fi­ciently flush as to splash out on a fresh deli­cious pizza, or a mouth-wateringly fla­vour­some ice-cream, or a expertly-prepared cap­pu­cino on an almost-daily basis!

Going local in a tourist hotspot

I just read an interesting post on the At Home in Tuscany blog. In it the author addressed a decision by Grantourismo couple (and local travel supporters) Lara Dunston and Terry Carter to stay in Puglia.

Words matter: ‘local travel’ & other phrases

Gloria has recently joined the Make Travel Fair Blog Network and drew inspiration from one of our articles to write a very insightful piece of her own on the recent ‘local travel’ trend.