We have been to the French Riviera in the past for holidays and we have visited Monte Carlo a couple of times, the last time was in 2016 to watch…
Menton, The French Riviera
Seems a bit strange to be back in France after spending just over 2 months in Italy and who has heard of Menton? We certainly hadn’t. Menton is the first…
San Remo, The Italian Riviera
This area at one time was as highly regarded as the French Riviera and all the rich and famous used to holiday here. So we thought it would be nice…
Cinque Terre, Italy
We have left Tuscany and arrived in the Liguira region which is the northwest part of Italy. Cinque Terre is a National Park and also a UNESCO World Heritage site and…
Lucca, Italy
Neither of us had ever heard of Lucca until we started researching where to go next. Lucca is just north of Pisa in Tuscany and mostly famous for it intact…
Pisa, Italy
I think everyone must have heard of the leaning tower of Pisa. We had both learned about it when we were in school and obviously admired several pictures of it…
Florence, Italy-A city with something for everyone
Florence (Firenze in Italian) is the capital of the Tuscan region. It is also considered the birthplace of the Renaissance. The city attracts millions of tourists each year, and the…
Florence, Italy – Mercarto Centrale..A true taste of Tuscany
We were only going to spend a day looking around Florence but we both fell in love with this enchanting City. The City feels very safe and there is so…
Castiglione del Lago, Italy… best laid plans often go awry!
We headed north to Castiglione del Lago for a couple of reasons. While we were in Pompei the dogs weren’t able to have any good runs off the lead, so…
Terme di Saturnia, Tuscany
We were recommended Terme di Saturnia a few weeks ago. It is a group of sulphuric springs located about 3 kms outside the village of Saturnia. The spring that feeds…
