We’ve been back just over two months but unlike when we were in Sicily, where long days stretched out ahead of us here in Brighton things are usually busy. This weekend I’ve had some time to sort out the last batch of photos. It feels like the closing chapter of a book that started off well then deteriorated quite severely into page upon page of boredom and frustration but nonetheless managed to end on a high note - that being a lovely week of island-hopping before returning home. We spent a few days on Lipari, which must have been our fourth or fifth visit. Milazzo people like Lipari because they think it’s just like Milazzo. In reality it’s much much nicer, and it comes with lots of opportunities for photographing some of my favourite things: Little boats, shutters and balconies, rooftops, painted doors, blue seas and blue skies, pirates and good things to eat. Here are the best of the pictures. Lipari, a set on Flickr.
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We’ve been back just over two months but unlike when we were in Sicily, where long days stretched out ahead of us here in Brighton things are usually busy.

This weekend I’ve had some time to sort out the last batch of photos. It feels like the closing chapter of a book that started off well then deteriorated quite severely into page upon page of boredom and frustration but nonetheless managed to end on a high note - that being a lovely week of island-hopping before returning home.

We spent a few days on Lipari, which must have been our fourth or fifth visit. Milazzo people like Lipari because they think it’s just like Milazzo. In reality it’s much much nicer, and it comes with lots of opportunities for photographing some of my favourite things: Little boats, shutters and balconies, rooftops, painted doors, blue seas and blue skies, pirates and good things to eat. Here are the best of the pictures.

Lipari, a set on Flickr.

Prima volta in barca a vela..Last weekend my boss took us sailing, a little voyage out to the islands. We saw some lovely parts of Vulcano and Lipari that you can’t reach without your own boat. The swaying, even on calm waters, made me feel a little wobbly on the inside but fortunately I wasn’t called upon to assist with the pulling of ropes or tying of knots.Any potential sailors/students of Italian or English should check out those facebook groups…
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Prima volta in barca a vela..

Last weekend my boss took us sailing, a little voyage out to the islands. We saw some lovely parts of Vulcano and Lipari that you can’t reach without your own boat. The swaying, even on calm waters, made me feel a little wobbly on the inside but fortunately I wasn’t called upon to assist with the pulling of ropes or tying of knots.

Any potential sailors/students of Italian or English should check out those facebook groups…


Source: Flickr / alison-louise

During my years working as an office drone I often passed the time reading about WWOOF farms and daydreaming. A couple of summers ago I had the chance to try it out for real at a beautiful place in the Veneto. I picked a lot of tomatoes, made jam in enormous saucepans, and ate a lot of pasta. I enjoyed cycling for the only time in my adult life, sat in the front row at a performance of classical music at our host’s other home, which it turned out was this castle made a budget day trip to Venice, and saw a mother duck taking her 28 little ducklings for a walk through the vineyard.

I didn’t have much computer access that summer, and I hadn’t started using Flickr yet so the pictures remained unposted. Here are some of my favourites from Venezia & The Veneto, a set on Flickr.

Source: Flickr / alison-louise

Lomography 2011 part II..

These are from travels around Sicily and the Aeolian Islands, from Sicilia Lomography, a set on Flickr.

Source: Flickr / alison-louise

I love Holga shots. Here are some of last year’s from around Milazzo.

Check them out the rest here: Milazzo Lomography, a set on Flickr.

Source: Flickr / alison-louise