This is an account of how John and myself are getting on with our dream of living in Scalea, Calabria.
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 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
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
Hello and welcome to the February 2023 post of The Calabrian Dream. If you are a follower, again thank you for returning to read about what we were up to in February. If this is your first time reading, welcome along. I am Michelle and I write this monthly blog. My husband John and I … Continue reading Trips to the Campania Region and getting through the cold February with rain, wind, snow and the beautiful sun
Hello and welcome to The Calabrian Dream. If you are a follower, thank you for reading about our life. If this is your first visit, welcome. I am Michelle and I have been writing about our life in Scalea, Calabria since May 2018 before John and I moved here from England. You can check out … Continue reading January Brought Sun, Rain and Solidarity in Scalea.
September has disappeared so quickly. I guess being positive with Covid for 10 days didn’t help. Read more in my previous post for August here. Evan and Dee came to stay After being well and negative, we could finally enjoy living in Scalea again. Luckily the timing was perfect as our friends Evan and Dee … Continue reading September we visited a river, a mountain town, thunderstorms and friends came to stay
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
At last, it is getting warmer and Spring is bringing life back around us, but it is getting more expensive. Read more at my latest post here.
