London Mums’ globetrotter reporter Rita Kobrak has sent me fantastic recipes from Tuscany for all the family which you can also find in the print magazine – already sold out in supermarkets but available to download online from here.
Rita sent us this short letter along with her recipes:
“We moved to Tuscany two years ago from London and one of the things we love, along with the great…
Tuscany is the perfect holiday destination for families as there is so much to do in this one fabulous region and kids are welcomed everywhere. Lots of pasta and pizza mean you don’t have to worry about what the kids will eat while you enjoy your “aperitivo”. Here are just a few ideas to get you started.
Amusement parks
The Pinocchio park at the town of Collodi founded a hundred years ago…
Villa Radicata has been restored with love and attention to detail to make it a comfortable family holiday home. It is in a stunning undiscovered part of Tuscany close to Anghiari in the Tiber valley. The Villa has its own private fenced swimming pool giving fabulous, open views over the Tuscan countryside and Montedoglio Lake. It was renovated retaining original features including chestnut…
Over the years I have travelled a lot with my children all over the world and I am finally sharing my very own tips for travelling with baby.
Taken with a KODAK Digital Still Camera
1. Select destination and accommodation Apartments and villas are more practical with little ones. You can warm bottles when you want and have more space than a hotel room. With the added bonus of a garden and…
Tuscany is the perfect destination for all the family. I decided to move our London born family, my husband and myself, Alessia then aged 9 and Sebastian then aged 3 from Parsons Green to Lucca, Tuscany, for “a year out” so that they could experience their Italian origins and perfect their Italian. Here we are a year later and have decided to stay on another year!! I had worked as a tour…
We know that learning a second language has many benefits such enhancing a person’s career prospects and often comes in handy when going on holiday. However, there are deeper reasons and even more meaningful benefits for offering your child the chance to learn a second language.
Contrary to popular belief, a second language does not confuse children but it can actually boost children’s…
Being a rebel teenager in Italy in the 80s meant only one thing for me: listening and playing blues songs by Zucchero Fornaciari aka Zucchero (which is the Italian for Sugar – his real name is Adelmo Forniciari). At 62 he has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and has become one of the biggest rock stars in Italy and in the international rock & blues scene. 30 years down the line I am…
London Mums have 50 cookery books kindly donated by Sacla’ called ‘La famiglia – the family book of pesto’ to give away. Sacla’ have teamed up with chef and mum Rachel Allen to create some new Pesto recipes, especially for those important family moments around the table.
For your chance to win one of these cookery books, write the name of your favourite Italian family meal idea…
Only one word springs to mind to describe my week at Villa Radicata in Tuscany. Heaven!
On my way back to London, I reflected on how to keep the good mantra and the calmness acquired during my heavenly break.
The stressful London lifestyle can sometime take you away from the simplest things in life and make you unhappy.
But a holiday like that helps rebalance your mind and body. You are…
Parma is one of the prettiest Italian towns, and proud of its beauty made of elegant, well-kept streets and buildings. During last half term week while I was staying at my mum’s house in Bologna, I took the train to meet a friend from Milan mid way in Parma (located in Emilia Romagna in Northern Italy). We spent the day walking around without much planning but instead following the natural pace…