This is an account of how John and myself are getting on with our dream of living in Scalea, Calabria.
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 August! August’s weather was hot sunny as expected, but for the first time since we moved here there was a thunderstorm at some point during each afternoon or evening. Our friend Giovanni said that’s what he remembers about summers as a child, the afternoon rain. It also keeps the summer fires away which … Continue reading The Pinnacle of Summer, August in Scalea
Firstly I want to apologise for this post being so late. We had friends staying with us, so they were our top priority and time has gone so quickly. But I will tell you about that in the post about August. July was hot as usual, not reaching the dizzy heights of the heatwave … Continue reading Summer is Hot in Calabria
Heatwave continues, Calabria burns and Scalea is busy.
Football, restaurants, a snake and the guaranteed summer sunshine. July has been quite an eventful month. Read on to find out what’s happened.
Heat, the cooling sea and lots of food for June in Scalea Read about how June went for us. Lots of food was eaten and I ventured into the sea.
The heat, the crowds, the birthdays, the visits of local towns all in August from the holiday resort of Scalea
As the temperature rises, we deal with exchanging driving licences and buying a new car. More tourists have also returned to Scalea.
