Europe

Learning the aperitivo lifestyle
It’s still a few hours from dinner, but the restaurants and bars on the sidewalks of Milan, are starting to fill up with all kinds

Exploring Milan: 10 interesting things to do or see
When you only have a day or two to see a whole city, it’s hard to know where to begin. There are many good sites

Langhe: Northern Italy’s Pantry
We sip our coffees in Piazza Umberto like locals (well they’re Americano’s – so not quite like locals), and nibble our brioche al cioccolato’s as

What to pack for Milan in April
When I started packing for our trip to Italy and France, I googled the weather obsessively almost every day in the preceding week. It’s entirely

A jam packed day on Lake Como
It’s early April and the sun is already deliciously warm but the gentle breeze (la breva) that blows across Lake Como from the snow capped

The Jewel of Bohemia – Český Krumlov, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
When I was little I had a beautiful fairytale storybook that was filled with colourful and textured pictures of castles with turrets, princesses in silky