The big idea
For the last two years I’ve rambled on about the Langhe, wine, food, renovations and falling over. What I haven’t ever really talked about is our plan. Why we’re here. […]
Tag Archives: Travel
The Langhe staycation
These past three weeks we’ve taken something of a holiday – a staycation if you will – as we’ve welcomed a constant succession of visitors, all eager to get stuck […]
Sometimes you just have to laugh
I sometimes feel like Italy is having one giant laugh at my expense, and the only thing I can do is laugh along. Four weeks ago we discovered, quite by accident, […]
Barbaresco or Barolo
As all you wine aficionados know, Novello (where we live) is in the Barolo zone; a group of 11 villages which is able to take its finest Nebbiolo grapes and […]
The story so far: Part 3
As you might expect, buying a house in Italy is very different to buying a house in the UK. As you might not expect, the whole process is actually considerably more straightforward in […]
A Year in the Langhe
We’ve had an amazing time this year.. in fact, words can’t really do it justice. Instead, I thought I’d post a few photos that, to me at least, sum up […]
A first time for everything
Someone who clearly knows what they’re talking about once said you should try to do something new every day. It’s a nice sentiment, one I’d love to live by, but […]
Goodbye autumn, bring on the winter!
It’s been a while since I last wrote anything. So long, in fact, that we’re now in an entirely different season. Everything was autumnal back then. The vines were changing […]
Van Tripping: Part 2
Following our rather damp introduction to the world of campervans, things started to look up pretty quickly the following day. For a start, it had stopped raining. Also, someone had […]
