1 month

A month ago I moved house, so far I have lived in this house for 7 days. I have been so incredibly lucky to spend three and a half weeks exploring Italy and the South of France. Returning home on wednesday I felt particularly scattered and now I've had chance to catch my breath (and learn where the kitchen utensils go) I want to catch you up on my travels over the next few posts. I want to provide you with a little escapism from the abundance of bad news that seems to be filling newspapers, radio and blogs at the moment. Take a step away from sickening reports of the appalling riots which have "broken Britain" and of the endangered stock market which seems to be going to hell in a handbasket, as I try to portray the last month as vividly as possible before my tan fades.

If you want the reader's digest of what I've been up to....

3 days after a chaotic change of address I hopped onto one of many trains to Italia for 2 weeks Inter-railing which was inspiring, enlightening and so much fun. 

Why I adore Venice

Hannah and I spent 2 weeks skipping from Turin-to-Milan-to-Como-to-Verona-to-Padua-to-Venice-to-Tuscany-to-Rome-to-Annecy-to-Paris. Meanwhile One Day was my train book of choice.

I came home for 4 days and my head was spinning! I was busy washing clothes and catching up with friends whilst trying to figure out where I'd squirrelled my stuff away to in my new room. Before I knew it I was in the car with the parents trekking down to Roujan in the South of France for a chilled out week that is best summed up by this picture:

This hammock is in the garden where we stayed and is my favourite place in the world.

Last friday I took a train from Beziers to Grenoble and was greeted by my favourite sister. I spent 5 fantastic days with her in Meribel in the french Alps where she now lives all year round, the alpine villages in summer are stunning and worlds away from their winter alter-egos as ski resorts. 

Watch this space for travel recommendations, a book review of One Day and some insight into the relaxed vibe of a ski resort during its summer season...

This has been the best month of my life so far so I want to share it with you.