The people who walk the hillside in the sweet summer sun I

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Walking the Maré a Maré Sud, Corsica. September, 2008.
Dark mountains loom over the centre of the island as you approach Corsica across the strait from Sardinia. Behind, the pink and yellow houses of Santa Theresa Gallura tumble down to the small beach. Ahead, high cliffs topped with the double-cream ramparts of Bonifacio and then the […]

Last pizza of the summer

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

The leaves are turning, it’s getting darker (especially if you use energy saving lightbulbs) and autumn is definitely here. So, I thought I’d give a final goodbye to the summer with a pizza topping that I discovered in Sardinia last month.
Pizza Elena
Prepare the pizza base, cover with passata and mozarella and cook.
Once cooked, top with […]

PV in Caggers

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

The pope in Cagliari, Sardinia.
Sunday afternoon Autumn and I got back to Luton after our fortnight in Sardinia and Corsica. It was an interesting holiday and the first couple of hours set its unpredictable tone.
Cagliari, pronounced ‘cally - ah - ree’,  is the capital city of Sardinia; we soon nicknamed it ‘Caggers’. The airport seemed […]