Although the museums and historical sites in the Italian city of Florence are closed at the moment, you can still explore many of them – as long as you have internet access. Even when you’re self-isolating, social-distancing or unable to travel, you can enjoy and learn about the marvellous exhibits, architecture and collections of these […]
Top things to do in Sicily with teenagers
As a family, we love Sicily, and it’s not just because half our ancestors come from there. The “ball” being kicked by mainland Italy’s “boot”, Sicily has so much to offer and also feels very different to the mainland. If you’ve visited Italy before, Sicily will be familiar but will also feel very different to […]
How to learn to ski as an adult
This is a guest post by Nell Heshram, a travel writer and blogger who lives in London with her partner and two young children. Learning to ski as an adult ‘When is it too late to learn to ski? A few people asked me that question before we headed off on our recent trip to […]
How to explore Cinque Terre, Italy
For my birthday last year two of my best friends gave me a fantastic present – they said that they were taking me on an adventure. I didn’t know where we were going or what we were doing, but I knew that I’d love whatever they arranged – we know each other inside out, and […]
Villa Vittoria – a luxury villa in Sicily
This is a guest post by Anglo-Italian journalist Lorenza Bacino, about the villa where she stayed near to the beautiful coastal town of Cefalù, Sicily. You can read more about Lorenza’s trip in her post Cefalù, Sicily: travel tips and things to do. ‘The family and I (two kids aged 11 and 14 and my […]
Cefalù, Sicily: travel tips and things to do
This is a guest post by Anglo-Italian journalist Lorenza Bacino, about her trip to the beautiful town of Cefalù, Sicily, one of my favourite places in Italy. ‘My family and I (husband, two children aged 11 and 14) were fortunate enough to enjoy a week-long spring break in Cefalù, a charming town on the north […]
Italian cookery class with Bookings For You
I’m not the world’s most enthusiastic cook (as my husband and kids will attest), but I do love Italian food. So, when I was invited to an Italian cookery masterclass showcasing the new food and wine packages on offer in Lazio with Bookings For You, I was happy to accept. Bookings For You Bookings For […]
10 useful things to say in Italian
I think that it’s good to connect with people from different cultures – and I’ve found that learning even a few words of a different language really helps with this. I studied languages throughout my education, and have continued the habit when I’m travelling. Language sheets I’m creating a series of printable language sheets to help and […]
A train trip to Florence
One summer we went to the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy for a family holiday. We spent a few days in the beautiful city of Bologna while we were there. I’ve written several posts about our trip (the links are at the bottom of this page), but this post is about our day trip to Florence […]
A family trip to Bologna, Italy
One summer I spent a couple of weeks in Emilia-Romagna in Italy with my husband and kids (16 and 12 years old at the time). Emilia-Romagna is in the northern part of Italy, below Venice and above Tuscany. We flew to Milan, picked up a hire car and spent the first couple of days of our trip […]
