Well as 2015 comes to an end, about the only resolution that I've managed to stick to is the one I make every year and that is to ‘travel more’. This year, travel wise has probably been one of the best with regards to travel having managed to explore a lot more of Italy and beyond.
January kicked off with a girls trip to the ever beautiful but freezing Florence
Along with some excellent Fiorentine food and wine
February was family time in Berlin
and lots of fun in Rome... supporting Italy in the 6 nations rugby at the Stadio Olimpico
A weekend trip to Perugia and Assisi
A visit to the Colosseum to see Papa Francesco at Easter
Playing tour guide to lots of lovely visitors to Rome
Enjoying the first sign of spring sun in Villa Borghese
The 1st of May, a long weekend, called for a trip to Bologna
With a day trip to Ferrara
And a pizza filled trip to my 'second city' Naples
May was a month of public holidays or 'ponte', which consequently meant lots of weekend trips, at the end of May the girls and I said 'hola' to Barcelona.
June brought with it the start of beach season, beach, beach and some more beach
In July I took a trip up north to Milan
which included a trip to Expo
with just enough time for a quick visit to the aperol bar
When Rome got too hot in the July heat... it was time to escape to Pescara, Abruzzo
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| Spaghettata - ice cream spaghetti The first of August, the official start of summer, meant only one thing - my annual island escape to Ischia  |
This year I took a boat out to the neighbouring island of Procida
And back to Ischia to celebrate Ferragosto
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Straight after relaxation time in Ischia, I headed across the pond to New York
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and Chicago
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and Miami
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| Catching some rays on South Beach Miami |
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| Spot the croc |
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| Exploring the everglades |
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| Miami Skyline |
then on to the last stop...New Orleans
Trying my first 'Hurricane on Bourbon Street'
Back in Italy, it wasn't long before I was off exploring again...this time it was a weekend in Terni, Umbria
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visiting Arrone |
and Cascate delle Marmore - the biggest waterfalls in Europe
eating and drinking my way through the region
It was then back to the motherland with a trip to London in October
Walking around Greenwich Mean Time area
and a brief visit back to Newcastle - Leazes Park
Back in Italy again it was time to get my chocolate fix at the annual Eurochocolate festival in Perugia
At the end of October, a good friend of mine got married in a lovely ceremony in Sorrento
Celebrating the third birthday I have had in Rome
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Back to London...getting into the christmas vibe
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View from Sushi Samba London
And of course lots and lots of exploring my home...Rome
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The beautiful Colosseum sunset
Monti neighbourhood
Strolling past Circo Massimo
Many an aperol spritz was had
the view from Villa Borghese
The Rose Gardens
Posing in the colosseum
Drinks on the terrace
The Tevere river
Villa Pamphilli
Arriverderci 2015 you've been amazing!
Ciao 2016, many more adventures to come
Ciao for now
Zoe
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