While we have been sharing the very rosy side of our trip, there is one slice of our travel pie that has gone unmentioned. It has cost us many, many hours of stress, planning and worrying. In order to move to Italy for more than 90 days, a visa is required. I know that sounds […]
This title can be sung as a song–which my sister and her family composed. Today is the day! After the conception of this crazy idea in November last year, we will be leaving beautiful France and arriving via train in our new home city, Torino. There are few things that I enjoy more in life […]
On our drive to the tippy-toppy north of Scotland, I happened to spot an unassuming building called the Geological Exhibition and Shop. Some of you already know this, but I have been quite taken with rocks and minerals from a very early age. The darkened room of gems in the Natural History Museum was always […]