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...

Sharing in the Christmas traditions

For a country that is home to the Pope, Italy has few Christmas traditions. People...

Maremman Christmas recipe. Italian gingerbread men

I’ve already decked the halls with Christmas decorations. I’ve bought most of my Christmas presents...

Must-see Christmas events

As we get closer to my favourite holiday, Christmas, I can promise you a slew...

A Nutritional Reset at the Terme di Saturnia

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to check out a new health and...

Tastes of Winter in Maremma Tuscany

New season and one of my favourite article series: Seasonal foods! It is cold in...

Halloween 2013 in the Maremma Tuscany

Italy doesn’t really celebrate Halloween. It’s one of my life’s greatest sticking points. I hate...

Take another picture! My experience of the Costa Concordia

At 4am this morning (September 17), a team of workmen finally managed to get the...

Being Buttero in the Maremma National Park

I was lucky enough to be invited to see the Butteri work at the Azienda...