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Set off at the crack of dawn (well, 7 am) with my intrepid copilots Nicoletta Keeping and Carlotta (“Lottie”) Haydock. Despite dire warnings of the end of humanity as we knew it, we made it to Folkestone in record time and checked Lottie in through the doggie customs. Then followed an unprecedented (for me) delayContinue reading “Cardiff to Rome – Day 1”

The day dawned grey and misty. I went to see the vet at 8:30 and collected a few more stamps and signatures on Lottie’s passport. Hopefully it should satisfy the border guards now, though I’ll have to go to an Italian ASL (health authority office) on my next trip to get a new blank one.Continue reading “Day 22: Lake Como to Zurich via the Bernina Express”

Enjoyed four nights in Lecce, but it was all too quick and the weather took a turn for the worse. My little apartment was nice and snug but it was a bit chilly for strolling round outside. I managed to get all the important things done, like getting Lottie’s rabies booster jab and updating herContinue reading “Day 20: Lecce to Lake Como”

The contract signing at the notary’s tomorrow has been shifted to an earlier time so I decided to play safe and spend the night in Rome. The house is totally empty except for the kitchen appliances and five sofas. Everything else now has a new home. I’m really proud to say that absolutely nothing wentContinue reading “Day 15: Capena-Rome”

Started the warm, sunny day with a trip to allegedly the best gelateria in Trieste to meet my client. It wasn’t the right time of day for gelato, but I couldn’t resist sampling the wares at Gelateria Zampolli. After that it was a quick trot to the station to catch the intercity train to VeniceContinue reading “Day 8: Trieste to Rome”