With the rollout of the vaccines (particularly for us in Ireland), and the fact that Volterra’s positive case numbers seem to be falling rapidly again, we have gotten a hankering for visiting Italy again. Truth be told, it’s on our minds daily! So, we’ve decided to take our brains on a tour, and we’ll take …
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Cosa sta succendo a Volterra?
In an effort to remind folks that this blog is supposed to be about Volterra, we thought we’d post something at least themed in that direction – even if it is rather short! First and foremostly, we’re not there. Bummer. But our property manager is, and managed to grab some shots – one of our …
How I’m Healing, and a Walk in The Curragh
Hello again. I suspect this will be a lengthy article! After posting the link to the list of the symptoms in my previous post, I thought I’d let you know a little more about my own experience, with a view to giving a message of hope to those of you walking with anxiety: that is, …
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Anxiety: Symptoms, Setbacks and Walks
Imagine for a moment you’re about to go into a panel-style interview, where you know you’ll be criticised, but given a chance to redeem yourself. On live TV (your first time). With a studio audience of hundreds. Just beforehand, you’ll sweat, your legs will feel like jelly, and your heart will race. In addition, your …
I Became My Anxiety
Like everyone else, sometimes I suffer from sense-of-humour failures, but it hadn’t happened to me in a while. Until today. I was shown a cartoon, which I can’t replicate here without permission, but it’s the first cartoon you’ll find on this page, called ‘Anxietea’: Anxietea – Gemma Correll. It was sent to me, because I …
Walking in the Curragh. What’s going on in Volterra now?
So what’s the story? Well after coming back from Christmas holidays (about 13 nights off), my anxiety has increased a little while I get used to the change. The last time this happened coming back from Volterra, I was in a bit of a meltdown for 3 weeks. Now, I am using my tools better …
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Last Day, Deserted Pisa Airport – 19/08/2020
It had to end sometime. I got up alone and took a stroll around the town. Volterra tipped its cap to me by finally having clouds down in the valleys below, giving the smaller colline (hills) the appearance of islands floating in a milky sea. For lunch, we went to Ombra Della Sera, right beside …
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Just a Day in Volterra – 18/08/2020
Sorry to say this was our last full day in Volterra, and even sadder that we didn’t really do anything with it. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t great, it was rainy – even a little cold, and we didn’t have the will to get up and out as a result. Instead, I took shots from our …
Casale Marittimo – 17/08/2020
If Siena is my favourite hilltop city, and Volterra is my favourite hilltop town, then Casale Marittimo is my favourite hilltop village. (Incidentally, Quercerto is my favourite hilltop hamlet!). We’ve been here a few times before, most notably on May 1st, 2019 – Labour Day in Italy, when the whole village was out celebrating with …
The Borghi, the Balze and Dinner at Del Duca – 16/08/2020
Borgo Santo Stefano and Borgo San Giusto are small villages, pretty much appended to Volterra, just outside the current medieval walls, found just outside the north-eastern gate (Porta San Francesco). They would have been within the much older Etruscan walls, which stretched as far as the cliffs (Balze). We took our walk there in the …
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