Day 21 – Seeing Pisa #ItalyRoadTrip
The drive from Ostia was a pretty one through the rolling hills and dramatic countryside of Tuscany – once again, we were frustrated by our tight schedule, and yearning to just head off the autostrade to explore the little villages we could see tucked away onto practically every hilltop we whizzed past. But this was not the holiday for that. This was the whistlestop Grand Tour, and we were headed to one of the husband’s...
Animal Men’s Bepi Board Shorts
I know – boardies aren’t incredibly inspiring are they? The trouble is, when you have a mid-teen you find all of a sudden they’re in the adult ranges. And men’s boardies are so rarely what a young teen wants to be wearing. But thankfully, these babies from Animal fitted the bill perfectly for No.1 son in Italy – the need for them brought about by a scary growth spurt meaning his boardies were suddenly...
Day 19 – moving on again, finding Ostia Antica #Italyroadtrip
Following the amazing madness of a day absorbing the scale of both Pompeii and Vesuvias we decided to take a day on Dei Pini’s lovely beach to relax and enjoy. We swam with the fish, we read on the sand, I caught up with some work… And Boy got nipped by a crab. Twice. But we had many miles still to go, and couldn’t stay still for ever. We have quickly fallen into the swing of living in a motorhome. There is so little...
DAY 17 – Pompeii’s Cave Canem had me lost for words and on top of the world on an active Volcano that is… Vesuvias! #Italyroadtrip
I gazed through the envelope of viewing space in the messy gauze covering, and felt my heart give a double thump. There he was….Cave Canem! The mosaic dog that had astonished my brain and made me fall in love with Ancient Rome when I was not even a teenager. ‘Beware of the dog’ – a Roman with a sense of humour. And unexpectedly the dog is far more beautiful than any picture had ever conveyed to me....
Day 15 – The Amazing Surprise that is Paestum #ItalyRoadTrip
Forcing ourselves onwards from the bubble of Ugento (we hadn’t left the Riva Di Ugento site once to explore the surroundings, though we know there are caves and grottos to see on fabulous boat trips), we began our journey northwards once more, slowly crossing the bottom of Italy to head up the coast towards Salerno, stopping at Camping Dei Pini, just up the road from Paestum. We arrived tired, as always, to a reception that...
Brand new Horrible Histories show – Barmy Britain (it comes to The Lighthouse next month!)
Birmingham Stage Company have had huge success over the last eight years with their many different Horrible Histories shows both in London’s West End and on tour. Now comes the world premiere of Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain complete with all new amazing 3D special effects which is currently touring the UK and coming to Poole Lighthouse from 11 – 15 Nov (box office 0844 406 8666 www.lighthousepoole.co.uk) Can you beat...