This is an account of how John and myself are getting on with our dream of living in Scalea, Calabria.
Hello. Welcome to January 2024. Time flies when you are having fun. This month we visited a couple of beautiful towns in the hills of Calabria, celebrated our friend Justin’s birthday and went on walks along the beautiful Tyrrhenian sea. Unfortunately the beginning of January was tarnished by both of us being ill with bad … Continue reading We visit Sangineto and Fiumefreddo Bruzio in Calabria, welcome along!
Firstly I must apologise for the delay in writing this post. I had computer issues which are not completely solved, I guess my computer is getting old, but at least I can write this this. So thanks for your patience. Also sorry for not responding to comments. Hopefuly I have now, if not yours just … Continue reading Enjoying Christmas time in Calabria with a visit to see the Lights of Salerno
Welcome to the November edition of The Calabrian Dream. I am Michelle, John and I have been living in Scalea which is a small city in the north of Calabria since December 2018. If you are new to this blog and would like to know more about our story of leaving the UK and living … Continue reading Hospital Visits, a Wander around Ruins of Cirella and Scalea’s New Train Station
Welcome to our story for October 2023 and thank you for taking the time to read my blog, I do appreciate it. October was full of surprises. A visit to an olive oil mill, a visit to Cetraro Centro Storico and having lovely time with friends. If you are new, I am Michelle, and John … Continue reading October we saw how olive oil is made locally and, visited Cetraro Historic Centre
Welcome to the September edition of The Calabrian Dream. I am Michelle and my husband John and I moved to Scalea from the UK in 2018. Scalea is a town that is located in northern Calabria in the south of Italy. If you would like to know more about our journey, please check out the … Continue reading September we visit places beautiful places around Calabria
Welcome to August 2023. This month we spend an evening in San Nicola Arcella tasting gelato, watching a concert and having a lovely meal. We also visit a town called Amantea and see our friend in Papasidero. If this is your first visit, thanks for taking an interest. My name is Michelle and my husband … Continue reading A lovely evening in San Nicola Arcella, we watch Jazz, a visit to Amantea
July began with an evening visit to the lovely town of San Nicola Arcella. Here, the decorative lights for the summer were installed and lit and the town is alive with visitors. Outside of the season San Nicola is a quiet sleepy town with not a lot going on. We had a great meal at … Continue reading July gave us the southern European heatwave
Welcome to June. This time we visit friends in another part of Calabria and also a friend from the UK visits us. We visit a Calabrian castle and the weather starts to heat up for summer. If you are a first-time visitor to this blog, welcome and check out the archive on how John and … Continue reading We leave Scalea, Visit friends, a Castle and more
Welcome to the May edition of The Calabrian Dream. If you are new to this blog, welcome! I’m Michelle. My husband John and I moved from Staffordshire in the UK to Scalea in Calabria, Italy in December 2018. If you are interested in the story of how we got here check out the archive. This … Continue reading Visits to Catanzaro, Soverato and enjoy an evening moon gazing
Weather is improving, but it was a mixed bag in April It was definitely warmer but we have had rain, hail along with the lovely warming sunshine. Typical spring weather. So summer has not arrived completely in Scalea yet. But on some days, it has been warm enough to use the outside kitchen and put … Continue reading April 2023, we visit Cetraro and make dishes from UK and Italy as the weather starts to warm
