After a short absence, yours truly are back. Today we’ll take you to the Alpe di Siusi / Seiser Alm, a stunning place in South Tyrol, with legends of witches and spirits. Everybody has their own version of paradise. For some, it may be a palm-fringed white beach. For others a meadow full of wildflowers, or … Read more
Up until last year, I never paid attention to spontaneous plants. They looked all the same to me – except clovers, dandelion and a half a dozen flowers, the rest was an indistinguishable mass of greenery. Then, last September during our stay at Borghetto di Brola, we went for a foraging walk with a lady … Read more
Plitvice Lakes is Croatia’s mountain paradise, postcard-pretty national park and one of Europe’s most visited places. We very nearly didn’t go there but then… we did. Here’s how to get from Zadar to Plitvice Lakes – by bus, car, or booking a tour! I remembered the first time I heard about Plitvice. I was a teenager. A … Read more
My last post from Sicily, after my love letter to Ragusa Ibla and a night spent in a masseria in the Sicilian countryside. This time, I returned to a masseria, for the best ever cooking class in Sicily. And a little trip down memory lane. PS. You can also have a go at cooking with nonna … Read more
Welcome to Paradise… I meant, Ogliastra. A land of deserted beaches and wild mountains, with no tourists in sight. And it’s not on the other side of the world. It’s in Sardinia! It’s hard to find wilderness in today’s cardboard world. Especially when it comes to travel. You may think that to find adventure, you … Read more
A night spent in the Sicily countryside, between cheese making, good food and a history lesson. In Sicily, nature is rarely silent. It roars, shouts, yells at you; you’re slapped by the heat, left reeling by the wind, made motionless by the sounds of the sea. Yet, there are times – albeit rarely – when … Read more