Italy
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Venice to Hvar
Liquid gold…
A Change of Plans
We were due to spend this winter bunkered down in Montenegro. But…
Boat-Versary #2
Two years ago we moved aboard Long Summer to live our lives by a compass…
Venice Historical Regatta
Back in Venice for our last few days in Italy, and just in time to catch the annual Historical Regatta…
Piacenza
The final and most important stop on our little road trip of Northern Italy was just south of Milan…
Varengo (Near Turin)
A little bit of R&R in the countryside, complete with rainbow unicorn pegasus.
Milan
From Venice, we took a little road trip around the north of Italy. First stop: Milan…
Italy Road Trip
Ciao Milano!
Burano Island
The island of Burano is a multicolour dream, every house a different shade of the rainbow…
Murano Island
Famed worldwide for its glass production, Murano Island has little else to offer…
St. Mark’s Square
The undoubted jewel in the crown of Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic, is St Mark’s Square…
Alta Acqua Bookshop
Venice was once the printing capital of the world. Accordingly, the Libreria Alta Acqua in Venice has proclaimed itself to be the most beautiful bookshop in the world…
Gondola Ride
There is no more iconic way to see the city of Venice than by riding through the channels on an open gondola…
Venice
Magical Venice. The most beautiful city in the world…
Passage to Venice
You’d be hard pressed to meet a sailor who hasn’t dreamt of sailing their own boat into Venice…
Syracuse To Dubrovnik (via Brindisi)
Last weekend we hauled anchor in Syracuse and said goodbye to Sicily…
Neapolis Archeological Park
Anchored back in the bay of Syracuse for a few days, we took the time to…
Champagne Sailing
Back out on the water after three great weeks in Marina di Ragusa…
The Necropolis of Pantalica
Home to 4,000 ancient burial chambers that have been dug into the limestone cliffs…
Etna Donkey Trekking
The fertile lands at the foothills of Mount Etna are home to a unique experience…
Mount Etna
We climbed an active volcano!…
Riserva Naturale Di Randello
How wonderful it is to grab some mates, head to the beach, and fire up the barbie!…
Lago Santa Rosalia
Skimming stones, picking flowers and catching bugs.
Cavagrande del Cassibile
What a pleasure it was to hike the Cavagrande del Cassibile Nature Reserve…