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Win a 10-night trip around Europe and €2013

          I came across this competition from hotel.info to win 10 nights in top hotels around Europe, including Spain, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland & Belgium, as well as €2013 to spend […]

Postcard of the Week: Capri

        Capri is just paradise. A fairytale. It’s the place I dedicate most daydreaming-time to. Without a doubt. Capri (pronounced [ˈkaːpri] with the emphasis on the ‘a’) is a tiny […]

Postcard of the Week: Valle d’Aosta

The Italian region of Valle d’Aosta, also known as the Aosta Valley, borders France to the west and Switzerland to the north. France and Italy share the Mont Blanc (or […]

Strolling through Modena

          A stroll through Modena, Italy, in May 2012. Taking in some of the iconic places in the city, such as a Spritz cocktail and aperitivi at Caffè Concerto in […]

Postcard of the Week: Portofino

This painting of the tiny quay at Portofino, by Italian artist Mara Sanguineti, is vivid and although it features simple lines, it conveys the warmth and fairytale-esque beauty of this […]

Postcard of the Week: Pesto Recipe

Pesto alla Genovese, a speciality of Liguria, is eaten on everything, from pizza to ciabatta to all varieties of pasta. Many tourists come to Italy with a food tour of […]

Postcard of the Week: Vernazza

Vernazza is one of the five villages that make up the Cinque Terre, on the north-west coast of Italy in Liguria. The first time I visited, in the summer of […]