June 05, 2018

#DolceVitaBloggers Linkup - #7 June 2018 - Hidden Gems

June 05, 2018/ Kristie Prada

June: Hidden Gems

For the June #DolceVitaBloggers link up topic, we’re asking you to spill the beans on your favorite Italian hidden gem! Your hidden gem could be anything that you think is too good to be kept secret any longer, such as a town, a beach, a restaurant, a shop, an Italian wine, a made in Italy product, a recipe or dish….the options are endless! Give your Italian hidden gem the love and attention it deserves. Shout it from the rooftops!

May 13, 2018

12 Perfect Holiday Villas in Italy

May 13, 2018/ Kristie Prada

12 Perfect Holiday Villas in Italy

Today we have a fantastic Guest Post from Jo Mackay, founder of Italian Villa rental company Bookings For You. Jo has kindly gathered together 12 beautiful villas which all suit different types of holidays. Have a read and find the perfect break for your family and friends.

May 07, 2018

5 Italian Words or Phrases (#DolceVitaBloggers)

May 07, 2018/ Kristie Prada

5 Italian Words or Phrases (#DolceVitaBloggers)

This month at Dolce Vita Bloggers we're writing about our 5 Favourite Italian Words or Phrases!

It's pretty hard to pick just five as you come across so many wonderful words when you study languages.

These are mine, although I had to do words AND phrases as there were too many!

May 05, 2018

#DolceVitaBloggers Linkup - #6 May 2018 - 5 Italian Words

May 05, 2018/ Kristie Prada

May: 5 Favourite Italian Words/Phrases and How to Use Them

This month on #DolceVitaBloggers we're looking for your 5 Favourite Italian Words or Phrases! This can be anything you love, something unusual even something naughty! Definitely something we were unlikely to learn in a class!

We're really excited to read your suggestions and learn some new vocabulary ourselves!

April 07, 2018

A Perfect Day in Italy (#DolceVitaBloggers)

April 07, 2018/ Kristie Prada

A Perfect Day in Italy (#DolceVitaBloggers)

This month at Dolce Vita Bloggers we're writing about our Perfect Day in Italy.

It's so hard to pick just one idea or one day as so many different perfect things seem to happen when you're in Italia. What I love is the amount of spontaneous moments you tend to have here. Is it because you're on holiday. Down to the people you're with or just the nature of Italy that everything is that little bit more flexible?

April 05, 2018

#DolceVitaBloggers Linkup - #5 April 2018 - Perfect Italian Day

April 05, 2018/ Kristie Prada

#DolceVitaBloggers Linkup - #5 April 2018 - Perfect Italian Day

This month on #DolceVitaBloggers we want you to describe to us your perfect day in Italy. It could be something you have experienced or it could be a dream trip you’ve always wanted to do.

As always we want you to use your imaginations and interpret this depending on where you go in Italy and what you love about the country.

March 27, 2018

3 Delicious Italian Easter Cakes

March 27, 2018/ Kristie Prada

3 Delicious Italian Easter Cakes

Easter is big in Italy both as a religious festival and as a reason to gather together with family and friends.

As with the UK, lamb features on the menu. It's cooked in various ways depending on which region of Italy you are in.

One year we sent my Father-in-law to buy the lamb as I was in charge of the cooking and he came back with goat!

March 23, 2018

Luxury Villa Holidays in Italy - Try Award Winning 'Bookings For You'

March 23, 2018/ Kristie Prada

Luxury Italian Villa Holidays - Try Award Winning 'Bookings For You'

This week we're chatting to Jo Mackay of Italian Villa rental firm Bookings For You. Jo built her business from a love of her own family holidays in Italy to become a holiday specialist with beautiful villas available throughout the country and has now expanded into France.

If you would like your holiday organised by someone who realises how special those precious weeks off are and considers it of upmost importance that your time is memorable, read on!

March 05, 2018

#DolceVitaBloggers Linkup - #4 March 2018 - International Women's Day

March 05, 2018/ Kristie Prada

March: - Inspirational Women

In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, tell us all about the woman or women who inspire you. (You are welcome to write about any women from around the globe, not only Italian women!)

The linky will be open from 7th March and you will have one week to submit your own posts and a full month to read and share everyone's stories. We will obviously share and comment on them all as well!

March 01, 2018

Dolce Vita Bloggers Topics - 2018

March 01, 2018/ Kristie Prada

Dolce Vita Bloggers Topics - 2018

Kelly (ItalianatHeart.com), Jasmine (questadolcevita.com) and I are pleased to announce the #DolceVitaBloggers 2018 topics schedule for the rest of the year! We hope that this will make it easier to plan to join the #DolceVitaBloggers party! Consider this your official invite

February 17, 2018

8 Insights into British and Italian Style

February 17, 2018/ Kristie Prada

8 Insights into British and Italian Style

As London and Milan Fashion Weeks are around the corner. I thought it would be interesting to look at the key differences in Italian and British style. The fashion houses themselves have a style set by whomever is the current designer but what are the real indicators of style that the average man/woman follows?

February 12, 2018

A Love Letter to Italy: (#DolceVitaBloggers)

February 12, 2018/ Kristie Prada

February: A Love Letter to Italy

Dear Italy,

I have loved you even before I first laid eyes on you.

You know this as I’ve never acted cool about it. I could never played the game convincingly enough.

February 03, 2018

#DolceVitaBloggers Linkup - #3 February 2018 - A Love Letter to Italy

February 03, 2018/ Kristie Prada

February: A Love Letter to Italy

As February is the month of love and Saint Valentine, we thought what better than to write a love letter to our beloved Italia!

What do you love about Italy? What's your relationship with the country? Does it make you fall head over heels one minute and frustrate you the next? Tell us how you feel? As always feel free to interpret this theme as you wish...

January 28, 2018

Italian Summer Events - Turin Epicurean Capital

January 28, 2018/ Kristie Prada

What is Turin Epicurean Capital?

Turin Epicurean Capital is a 3 day event in Turin, Italy. The year 2018 marks the 5th edition of the festival and it will take place from 20-22nd June. I organize the event to help promote Turin and shed some light on our beautiful royal city that is still pretty much under the radar despite most famous Italian brands and products being born right here.

January 21, 2018

18 Trips to Take in Italy in 2018 - Part 2

January 21, 2018/ Kristie Prada

Where to travel in Italy in 2018

Last week to lift our moods in dreary January I put together a list of 18 Trips to Take in Italy 2018!

Hopefully you have all now read Part 1, where you learnt about the first 9 destinations to add to your 2018 Italian Travel Wish List!

I wanted to help you explore areas you may not have heard of and this week is no different.

So here are the final 9 destinations! I hope you enjoy them and get inspired!

January 18, 2018

The Origin of Spaghetti and Meatballs - Donatella Polizzi

January 18, 2018/ Kristie Prada

The Origin of Spaghetti and Meatballs - Donatella Polizzi

Is spaghetti and meatballs really Italian? It's delicious no doubt but there's a lot of snobbery around this dish and some quite extreme views on it's origin. I recently discovered the lovely Donatella Polizzi's posts on Italian food and culture on Facebook and she's agreed to share her knowledge here.

January 16, 2018

18 Trips to Take in Italy in 2018 - Part 1

January 16, 2018/ Kristie Prada

Where to travel in Italy in 2018

To lift everyone's spirits after Blue Monday, what could be better than a bit of dreamy Italian holiday inspiration?!

I've put together a list of 18 Trips to Take in Italy 2018 to help you explore areas you may not have heard of. Where I know experts in these destinations I've asked them to tell us why their town/ city is wonderful.

January 06, 2018

What to See and Do in My Favourite Italian City, Mantova

January 06, 2018/ Kristie Prada

Great Italian Cities: Mantova

Many years ago not long after Mr Prada and I were married, we went on an Italian road trip. What is most surprising is that we were still married at the end of the trip as we always argue in the car! This is of course his fault rather than mine! Being in a car with an Italian, especially when they are suddenly back in their homeland means all sorts of insane driving practices seep out! How we got to Mantova is beyond me but it is one of our most memorable trips.

December 31, 2017

#DolceVitaBloggers Linkup - #2 January 2018 - 'Favourite Italian City'

December 31, 2017/ Kristie Prada

January: Favourite Italian City

Happy New Year and Buon Anno!

Our topic for the month of January as voted by you all is 'Favourite Italian City'

Which is your favourite city in Italy? Tell us about what to do there, or share a wonderful memory of you visiting this particular place. Please interpret this theme as you wish..

December 12, 2017

Best Italian Ski Resorts - Bormio

December 12, 2017/ Kristie Prada

The Best Italian Ski Resort - In my opinion!

Bormio is one of those places you want to keep a secret! Papa' Prada has been coming here since he was six years old and we have been here together regularly for over ten years, more recently with our two children.