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BEAUTIFUL TORINO!
As some of you may have seen on my FB page, I’ve spent the weekend in the capital of my region: the splendid city TORINO (Turin)!! We arrived in the morning on Saturday where we first visited my love’s...
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WINE TASTING IN BORGOMANERO
A few weeks ago Luca’s client gave him a coupon for a wine tasting in different parts of Italy. A lovely present for us wine lovers! Even though we could have gone anywhere we choose to visit this...
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WHERE TO EAT TIP: OSTERIA BECCO FINO
Once every now and then I get really excited about a certain restaurant. When that happens, I can’t do anything else than present it to you. And so I do…today I present you the lovely Osteria Becco...
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SAN SALVATORE OVERLOOKING LAGO MAGGIORE
Even though my mind keeps going back to Curaçao once in a while, my blog is back in Italy! Tonight I’ll give you a tip where to have a lovely lunch with a spectacular view on the lake Maggiore…and not...
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SUNNY STRESA
After a rainy Parma, tonight some photos of the lovely and sunny STRESA (Verbania – Piemonte)!! Ok, ok, Stresa might not be very unknown and it’ definitely touristic during summer time, but...
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LAGO MAGGIORE IN 1 DAY!
Most of you might know that every month I write an article for the website of a famous Dutch magazine about Italy. My article about the splendid Lago Maggiore was published today! And because most of...
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PICNIC @ STRESA (LAGO MAGGIORE)
I noticed that in the last couple of posts I’ve shown you the beautiful Lake Maggiore and Stresa. Today I will show you a place that deserves a visit when you are planning a trip to Stresa (or...
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MEXICAN FOOD IN PIEDMONT
Photo from the internet Even though I love Italian food, I sometimes really long for other cuisines! I love Thai food and also Mexican food…yummy!! Unfortunately it’s pretty difficult to find...
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STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Every year the little village FOSSENO di Nebbiuno (Novara – Piedmont) is transformed in a fun strawberry festival called La Sagra della Fragola. There is live music, lots of local food and of course...
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RETURN TO PARCO VAL GRANDE
On this hot Sunday (over 30°C!!!) we thought the best thing to do was to escape to the mountains! And so we did….not that it was less hot than here in Borgomanero….but well, at least we cooled down a...
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LAGOMAGGIORE-NU.NL
In my post at the end of May I was talking to you about new challenges. Well, since a month I started to collaborate with Fred van Gansewinkel of the site Stedenman.nl. I’m keeping his site...
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NEBBIUNO IN PHOTO
Nebbiuno (Novara – Piemonte) is a lovely small town with a beautiful view on the Lago Maggiore: Find out where Nebbiuno is located: It’s only 16km (18min drive) from Borgomanero
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VARALLO’S YEARLY ALPAA
Every year in July the town Varallo Sesia (Vercelli – Piedmont) celebrates summer with lots of markets stalls with plenty of typical food and crafts stuff, exhibitions and bands that play live music in...
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SLOW FOOD WITH A VIEW!
One of the best places ever for a food tasting was last year at 3000 meters up in the mountains in my own region Piemonte!! Not sure you all remember my post about it (click here if you need a...
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ALAGNA
Last week I promised you to post about the lovely little town ALAGNA (Vercelli – Piemonte). Located at almost 1200 meters high in the Valsesia alpine valley just south of the Monte Rosa (Mount Rosa),...
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SUMMER @ LAGO MAGGIORE
It’s been almost 5 years that I live close to the beautiful Lago Maggiore, but I had never been to Lido di Meina before. What a loss that has been these past years, wow! Yesterday I discovered a new...
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FABULOUS MOUNTAIN WALK
Here another spot for a guaranteed fabulous mountain walk: Alpe Veglia (Verbania – Piemonte) !! Close to the Swiss border lies the Parco Naturale Alpe Veglia perfect for some hiking in the mountains....
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LOVELY CANNOBIO IN PHOTO
Find out where Cannobio is located: Cannobio is located on the Piedmontese side of Lake Maggiore close to the swiss border.
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#SUN #LAKE #SWIMMING
Oh yes, I did it again….I participated in the (non-competitive….very important!!) swimming contest at the lovely Lago Maggiore!! Fortunately today was (and still is to be honest) a lovely, sunny and...
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WHERE TO EAT @ BORGOMANERO…
Until a few weeks ago I never went out for dinner in my own town Borgomanero… So to celebrate my 6-year-anniversary of living in Italy I decided to take my love on a date in…yes…Borgomanero!! A cute...
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