I was invited by Davide to join him in Ponte di Legno for a week of skiing (him) and relaxing (me) , little did I know that there was going to be very little skiing (him) some relaxing(me) and a hell of a lot of drinking and eating (everyone!!) Flori and Debora, the couple we stayed with, are some of those people you can't help but love immediately, friendly, wholesome, funny and with a great collection of grappa and wine, to which I have dedicated much of my att...

One uneventful week in a very uneventful little town.Alassio is on the Italian Riviera very near the border with France and due to its unusual microclimate, my family has adopted it as the place to be for the Christmas celebration. I spent most of the week eating, walking up and down the 'budello' (a narrow street filled with shops and cafes), playing with my two little sisters, and sms romancing with Davide, just to see how it feels to be 15 years old today.(it ...

I had always thought that my trip, my big adventure, was going to start with the first stop, of my RTW ticket, Melbourne. It just didn't occur to me that once I had left my house, stacked my stuff in my mate's storage, and stopped working, anything from then on was going to be part of my big 2009 journey. So I completely underestimated my trip to Italy for the Christmas holiday, and I am glad I did. Milan was like I remembered it, stuck up but also friendly, n...