I have always wanted to visit Matera and often see pictures of it pop up on my Instagram feed. When we visited it honestly felt like we had stepped back in time.

Day 1 – Padova A few weeks ago I took a trip to my favourite Italian city, Padova! I have written about previous holidays to Padova before but this trip was extra special as I was showing one of my favourite people my favourite place for the first time. We flew from Stanstead to Venice […]

  For the last weekend of April I jetted off to Italy to visit some friends. I’ve blogged about a trip here before, but this time we also got up to some exciting things that I want to share with you!   Milan   We started the weekend in Milan, visiting the Duomo and doing […]

So, it’s no secret that I’m a big Italy fan. I love everything about the country! Although I am lucky enough to have lived there for a year and have friends who I can go and visit out there, I have never made it to any of the Italian islands! Top of my list is […]

Lake Como… When you wake up to a view like this from your bedroom you know you are going to have a good day, and Annie gets to wake up to this every morning – it sure beats the rooftops of London.   We walked along the front of the lake to get the ferry […]

Padua… Out of any city in Italy it is Padua that holds my heart without a doubt. I lived there for a year with the two girls I came on this trip with, Annie and Livvy. I can honestly say it was one of the best years of my life so far. It had its […]

Milan… So, one of my best friends from Uni has moved to Italy after graduating. Not only doing her dream job, she also lives in Varenna, just meters from Lake Como – jealous yet?