Bagni di Lucca and Beyond is now more than 10 years old. I write the blog to share my travel experiences, mostly in Italy where I spend 6 months of the year. The other 6 months are spent in Brisbane, Australia. I enjoy having a home in both places.
The past 2 years have been a bit different. Because of Covid I have been stuck in Italy since February 2020. This has not been a trial and I have made the most of my time here. You can read about the lockdowns in Italy in the category ‘Lockdown in Italy’. It will soon be time for me to return to Australia and as much as I love Italy I am looking forward to doing Australian things for a while.
If you look through the archives there are lots of stories about places I have visited. I have travelled all over Italy and if you type the name of an area or city in the ‘Search’ box the chances are there will be a post about it.
As well as my travels I have documented the building of Casa Debbio, the beautiful stone house we built in Vergemoli in the Tuscan mountains not far from our apartment in Bagni di Lucca. The house is available for rent in the warmer months.
The house is well established and our beautiful garden gets bigger and better every year. This year we have added some dry stone walls, created by the wonderful Ugo from Vergemoli and our treasured Filippo without whom we would be lost.
If you look in the Casa Debbio category you will find the posts I have written about the house and garden. I discovered I could grow peonies and now have 120 plants that produce gorgeous flowers every spring as well as lavender, rosemary, wisteria, roses and dozens of fruit trees.
In my past life I worked in the fashion industry for 20 years in design, production and retail. Click here to see something of my fashion past. I still like to sew and when in Brisbane I produce garments in natural fibres and sell them at the shop of a friend. I like to keep busy.
If you have any questions please contact me on – debrakolkka@gmail.com
