A Roman Holiday (and a video!)

ROMAN HOLIDAY

Have you seen Roman Holiday? A few months before we left for Rome, I chose it for one of our movie nights, excitedly watching Audrey Hepburn throwing tantrums in petticoats and losing her shoes in a ballroom and Gregory Peck in slightly oversized boxy suits, nonchalantly discovering the undercover princess on the Spanish Steps as… 

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Six of the best spots in Rome for pizza, pasta and gelato

Six of the best spots in Rome for pizza, pasta and gelato

  On our second day in Rome, Chris and I left our Airbnb, walked 30 seconds down the street and sank into a wine red leather sofa to eat suppli for breakfast. Suppli, similar to its Sicilian sister arancini, was its star dish, a menu folding out with a list of flavours to choose from –… 

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How to survive sightseeing in Rome during the summer holidays

How to survive Rome during the summer holidays

As soon as we booked our holiday to Rome, we faced tourist regret almost immediately after the inevitable onslaught of ‘helpful’ advice was thrown our way. It was mostly centered around us getting pickpocketed, then ripped off and finally burning to a crisp in the July heat. The former two, having spent last year ambling around… 

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A Spanish Adventure in Frigiliana, Nerja and Malaga (and a video!)

A SPANISH ADVENTURE IN FRIGILIANA, NERJA AND MALAGA

There was this moment, sitting taller than I had ever felt on the back of my horse Nina that could only be described as complete happiness. We had gently trekked on dusty, stone covered roads with a sheer drop on one side for around an hour, horses testing my heart rate as they nibbled on… 

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