Another early start for us as we boarded the train from Pompeii to Sorrento, followed by a quick change onto the bus that would carry us along the winding coastal…
From the dramatic ascent of Mount Vesuvius to the beautifully preserved ruins of Herculaneum, this leg of our Italian adventure was a perfect blend of natural wonder, ancient history and…
Catching the train from Naples Piazza Garibaldi straight to the heart of Pompei, we arrived in perfect sunshine. Walking up Via Sacra, we spilled out onto Piazza Bartolo Longo, surrounded…
There’s something magical about that first glass of prosecco before a trip begins. At Manchester Airport, with the evening sun spilling across the runways, it already felt like we’d stepped…
We decided yesterday to do a kind of "Sunday Dinner" as we'd bought a stuffing mixture a while back and thought we'd better get around to using it before it's…
Told you it was a baking weekend! To be honest though, I haven't actually been scoffing cookies and muffins all weekend, I made these early last week and just haven't…
Weekend baking starts here and I've gone cookie mad! I bought some dried cranberries that just seem to go so well in cakes, cookies and muffins, so I might just…
This was going to be a lasagne until I realised I'd forgotten to buy the pasta strips, so I had to improvise and use the spaghetti (bucatini) than I had…
Go with me on this, I know it may not sound like something you would normally put together, chilli & noodles, but I'm up for trying out new things and…