When I was younger I’m sure I remember going home for the school summer holidays and spending my time enjoying the fairly consistent British weather. Naturally there was the odd day of rain but by and large I am very confident one could be fairly certain the sun would be shining and the temperature would be above 18 degrees. In fact, I definitely recall a few years where hosepipes would be banned...what does one need to do to get a decent drought!?

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I first went to Tuscany when I was in my late teens and was immediately struck by the picture postcard rolling hills, the relaxed nature of the culture and of course the food and wine. A friend of mine’s family had rented a rustic farmhouse that was a kilometre down a dirt track and the views from the villa were incredible.

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