Kitties and cookies, coffees and cuddles. Coffee break with furry friends. Whether it’s for a quick coffee, an Italian breakfast, an afternoon coffee or a late evening snack. The home of the six cats at the Iglesias Cat Café is purringly purrfect for all of the above. On the Sardinian South-West coast, in Iglesias to…
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Cittadella dei Musei – Cagliari’s museum complex
Horror pigeons, silver toothpicks, bones in a box and gold paintings. These are just some of the things that can be experienced on the castle hill of Sardinia’s capital Cagliari in the Cittadella dei Musei On this last Saturday of August the weather forecast was less than favourable and it was decided that a museum…
My Sardinian mum – La mia mamma Sarda
I have been lucky enough to have been included in another family and gained another mum A Sardinian mum at that. At 88, she’s still alert, with a sharp wit, quick in her head and with a sharp tongue when she wants to. She’s small, but with a posture that can be envied by people…
The village of Nebida – love at first sight
The little village of Nebida nestled on the hillside between the sea and the mountains is one of my favourite places in this area. At the heart of the village is another favourite, the bar/cafè/pizzeria Oasi. Not much to look at from the outside, a sign over the door saying ‘Oasi’ on it and 3…
Sticky fingers – Italian pastries and how to stay clean
Gorgeously, sticky, Italian pastries. It used to elude me how the locals managed to stay clean while I always had sticky fingers after eating … until one day On Sardinia, and most of mainland Italy too I can imagine, sweet, sticky pastries are a part of the diet for most people. This is the normal…
Shepherds and the love of Fiat Panda
An Unexpected Encounter While Roaming Monte San Giorgio On the hills Mountain biking in the Sardinian hills is a peaceful adventure, all you can hear is the wind and the birds chirping. It is quiet, calm and tranquil. Sometimes you come across a flock of goats or sheep. Their bells are like a symphony of…
Tea breakdown – tea the Italian way
When your old comforts was not as expected Meltdown I’m ashamed to say it, but I had an egoistic meltdown..….over tea…… not my finest moment I admit. All my newfound peace, calm and serenity out the window….over tea…. Italians are not tea drinkers, at least not in the same way as somebody who has lived…
Mussolini, Arborea and Happy Cows
can I thank Mussolini for my creamy yogurt? Discovering Arborea As a newbie in a foreign country, it takes some trial of different food items before you find your favourites. In the trying and tasting period I discovered ‘the Happy Cows’ in Arborea. Arborea is an area (and a little town) in the province of…