Going to Santa Margherita Ligure (aka SML for the aficionados of the Italian Riviera) is like being instantly thrown back to Italyโ€™s Golden Age between โ€˜800 and โ€˜900, when Liguria was the destination of choice of French, English and German literary masters, not to mention Russian and Belgian royalties together with their numerous entourage. We canโ€™t wait to be back! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒŠ #verytroubledchild #santamargheritaligure #liguria #italia

Wondering when my dad will stop hoping for me to come back home and run the family business… ๐Ÿ˜‰ #verytroubledchild [I would like to thank my friend @mussi_matti for recommending me the @ristoranteocabianca : delicious cuisine and such an excellent olive oil that I am bringing home 1 bottle!] ๐Ÿ˜

First day in Santa Margherita Ligure, where we followed the sage advice & recommendations of our friend Luigi, who is an aficionado of the place since he was a toddler. We are enchanted! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น We visited Grande Emporio Seghezzo โ€” probably the fanciest deli in Liguria where we bought delicious almond amaretti โ€” then we had a cup of cappuccino and hazelnut bignรจ at Arte Dolce (๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ @pasticceriaartedolcesml ), next we grabbed focaccia at Fiordiponti (๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ @panificiofiordiponti ) and after a quick snack, we headed for a proper lunch at Trattoria Da Pino โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น What an afternoon! ๐ŸŒž #verytroubledchild #santamargheritaligure #liguria #italia

Eyes always on the ball! ๐ŸŽพ Our VTC305 tennis racquet in action at the @urban.get.away Tennis Retreat on the outstanding courts of the @tennis_malcesine club. Great company, amazing location and fantastic training! #verytroubledchild #malcesine #tennisretreat #tennis #tenniscourt #tennislove #tennislife

Crowds in Pisa ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Few days ago we left our Tuscan villa for a day to visit one of the former Italian maritime republics. We had a walk around Campo dei Miracoli and a bit terrified of the crowds, we headed to other side of Pisa, divided by the Arno river of Florentine fame ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น #verytroubledchild #pisa #italia