The best thing about having a February birthday is the chance to run away and celebrate with a cheap, off-season holiday. Ryanair’s January sale usually throws up some good deals and for my 20th birthday, I snagged a return to Venice for £10. OK, so it was to the small Treviso Airport rather than the slightly… Continue reading Venice, Italy – Pigeons, Pasta and Pleasantly Striped Poles
My second trip to Italy, to the town of Viareggio, started less than fortuitously. The Flight We checked in at Stansted Airport, which I’d never heard of, onto a Ryanair plane, a small Irish airline that I’d never heard of; so far, so strange. We’d only ever flown out of Gatwick Airport but this time, we… Continue reading La Dolce Viareggio
First a quick disclaimer: Sorry that I have no photos for this Sorrento post. It was the olden days! The Tour At the age of twelve, and with a couple of family holidays to Spain under our belts, my family (minus one brother) headed off to Italy. The Parratts (my lovely Grandparents), the Duttons (my Mum… Continue reading Sorrento, Italy – Views, Volcanoes and Very Bad Sunburn
