Born and raised in Canada, living in Australia, with a love affair with all things Italian
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My name's Shauna and I'm a Canadian living in Australia, with an unexplained love affair with all things Italian. When I'm not working in my finance-related day job, I love to share my passion for travel, spending time at one of the many gorgeous Western Australian beaches, planning another trip and working on my ever-improving, but still very intermediate Italian.
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With four nights in Siracusa, I wanted to make sure we did at least one day trip. I decided on taking a day trip to Noto, since it was the closest of the towns I was considering (I also looked into Ragusa and Modica). With a travel time of 30 minutes by train, it was too easy to pass up...
A summary of our 4 days and 4 nights in the beautiful town in Eastern Siciliy of Siracusa.
After several trips to Italy, it was finally time to visit the Amalfi Coast and surrounding islands. While I knew that it would be pretty spectacular scenery, it didn’t stop me from being temporarily speechless upon arrival in Salerno! We spent three days admiring the...
Four days provides enough time to see Ischia Ponte on the east coast and Forio on the west coast. While you're at it, why not spend a day at the thermal pools?
Our day trip to Pompeii was a couple decades in the making. I’d wanted to visit the ill-fated city ever since I’d heard about the volcanic eruption in primary school. Growing up in a small town in Nova Scotia, Canada, I thought my chances of going there were next to nil. 20...
Naples ... not everyone's cup of tea!
