A night at Maremma’s museums

This Saturday is the European night of museums. The event draws inspiration straight from Ben...

Top Spring Events in Maremma

My events calendar is on the frizz. Not sure why, but it keeps crashing my...

A taste of the Torciata di San Giuseppe: Frittelle di riso recipe

Last week was Father’s Day in a bunch of countries other than Australia. Father’s Day...

Spring tastes of the Maremma

My husband promises me that 15 March will be start of spring here in the...

Italy’s most beautiful villages

Montemerano is my neighbour. It’s a gorgeous town about 10 minutes from my home and...

Carnevale in Maremma

It might be cold outside, but that doesn’t mean we can’t party. February in the...

Rest and relaxation, Maremma style

I’ve been reading Fifty Shades of Grey.  Oh don’t look at me like that. I was...

The secret to Saturnia’s hot springs

Happy 2014! My first post of the new year is a celebratory one. It seems...

NYE in the Maremma

I’m still trying to digest Christmas dinner, but I had to turn my sights to...

My guide to an Italian Christmas for foreigners

I’ve been very chirpy about Christmas in the Maremma. Overbearingly, cloyingly, even painfully, chirpy about...