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Amore

My love affair with Italy started as a teenager.  I remember watching a whimsical, cute love story called ‘Only You’ with Marisa Tomei on her journey to find her destiny.  The backdrop of Tuscany, her driving down the windy roads of the breath taking Amalfi Coast or running through the majestic streets of Rome in search of her true love. My journey was a little different to Marisa’s however both on a journey of love.  So my Italian adventure started in Naples for the best pizza, then Sorrento (actually paradise) and finally the iconic and enchanting city of Rome. With so much expectation there was no way I was going to be staying in a full board soulless hotel.  I had found the prettiest little guest house called Lubra Casa Relax and relaxed it was. Massa Lubrense is one of the oldest villages of the Sorrento Peninsula. As well as being authentically beautiful they also ran an Italian cookery class.  I was sold from the word go.  All this beauty and I get to learn how …

Travel

Origen, San Pedro, Marbella 35-45 euros This place was definitely needed after the craziness from the night before! San Pedro is in a perfect location, just 10km outside of the glitz, glamour and hedonism of Puerto Banus, allowing you to dip in and out of the madness! Nikki Beach did not disappoint but once back at our apartment I was glad to be far from the madding crowd. My friend had been raving about this little café, and she had every right to be. It felt like we had stumbled onto this oasis of goodness, yumminess and friendliness. The service was smiley and our waiter talked us through the various options on the menu, whilst we downed our green juices. The menu was small but perfectly formed, the options fit nicely on to one side of the page. Split into three sections ‘Good morning’, ‘Carry on eating’ and ‘Appetizer. I started with ‘Seasonal fruit with honey, chia seeds, hemp and yogurt’. It was just what I needed to put some colour back in my cheeks …