Updated 2026 – If you are planning a vacation on Sicily, consider spending a few days in the northern, costal town of Cefalu. But book early because hotels in Cefalu Italy fill up fast. While there are not many hotels IN Cefalu Sicily, many are already full for the summer months. This post contains affiliate…
Easy Day trips from Nice France to Italy When friends visit, I often ask if they want to do some day trips from Nice, France to Italy. To be honest, they look at me like I’ve just suggested getting on another long-haul flight. They have no idea where they are, and it’s easy to forget,…
Nice, in and of itself, is a great place to explore for a few days. But if you are here longer, you will definitely want to travel further afield to discover some of our lovely, quaint villages. Some of the best day trips from Nice France to neighboring villages are super easy, and scenic, via…
What it is about Italy? Whenever I bring back gifts from Italy, my friends are over the moon. And since I live on the Italian border, it’s easy for me to know what are the best gifts to get from Italy. But I take for granted that not everyone can simply pop over the border…
Lungo Il Tevere – the best summer festival in Rome Rome is such an amazing city to explore as it is, and if it couldn’t get any ‘cooler,’ here’s one festival you should not miss. The Tevere Expo is back for 2026! Since 2003, Rome has been hosting the annual summer festival, Lungo il Tevere….
Ok, be honest here. How many different coffee makers do you have? If you love your coffee, like me, you probably have three or four different coffee machines in your kitchen. And for good reason. Just the other day, I cracked the carafe on my trusty Bodum French Press. Serious bummer. The Bodem carafe was…
Portofino Italy is one of those picture-perfect, postcard locations you recognise immediately. You can’t mistake the iconic U-shaped port, flanked by a tidy row of similar-sized, multi-colored buildings. Boats and yachts bobbing in the surprisingly small harbour, and it just seems so darned cute. I knew its reputation was synonymous with the, “Lifestyles of the Rich…
A lot of people ask about the cost of living in Nice France, and how I ended up here. There’s a big assumption that living on the French Riviera is synonymous with Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. It’s not. There are others that think moving to Nice is a simply process. That you can…