After 4 long years since FFS, we’re finally returning to where this drunken pun-fest all started, mainland Europe! Over 2 weeks we’ll be LUVing ourselves sick through the Lazio, Umbria and Veneto regions. Technically. Sextianto is in Abruzzo, but that one’s too obvious to insert, even for me….prefer a bit more of a challenge where you can beat around the bush a bit.

So follow us as we cry over a “free upgrade” from a Fiat 500 to a SUV, annoy our friends that we use a spreadsheet to plan our fun, and load our pockets with coins to access the timed public toilets after wining, pasta-ing and cheesing our way around Italy!

• Best Laid Plans September 13, 2023 - As no mice nor men planned our trip, we couldn’t have expected things to go so awry… Having felt LUV in Lazio, it soon became clear why we left Campagna out of our trip’s anagram. We’d have been better off using the ‘C’ from Campagna with ‘U’ from Umbria ‘N’ from Napoli and ‘T’ from … Continue reading Best Laid Plans
• A Tale of Two Countries September 16, 2023 - In contrast to Campagna (and to be fair we only saw the coast), Abruzzo and Umbria brought the LUV straight up. A long drive from Salerno (in our car from our 5th attempt) we stopped off in the idyllic town of Pescoconstazo and although too late for lunch due to some car hire issues we … Continue reading A Tale of Two Countries
• Finito in Veneto December 13, 2023 - It’s been 3 truly extraordinary (in every sense of the word) months since we finished our amazing time in Italy. And before we embark on our next, vastly different, adventure (heads up for Spicy Xmas!) we thought we best get some final pics from our last week in LUV with Italy up. From a Tale … Continue reading Finito in Veneto