Given I’ll have all the dramas and stresses of a newborn this summer, we’re holding off on our holiday this year and will getaway during the Christmas period instead. It means delaying my dream holiday until 2015 as I’m thinking Lake Como will be a bit chilly in December! But it doesn’t stop me dreaming of those beautiful villages, the sun glistening off the lake and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Richard Branson. George Clooney and Madonna (they own luxury villas there, don’t you know!).
Despite the fact that I’ve only ever driven through it, and Craig has never been, Lake Como is one of the places I have earmarked for our wedding. Even from inside the cramped confines of a Vauxhall Vectra way back in 2008 I knew it was a special place. Surrounded by breathtaking mountains and peppered with tiny pretty villages that hug the shoreline it’s the perfect backdrop for our nuptials.
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It’s also famed for its welcoming residents, dozens of charming piazzas and its late-night dining culture. It’s true to say that the simple pasta dishes we cook at home never taste as good as those prepared in Italy. Toss in child-friendly pizzas and some of the finest seafood and meat selection in the world and the Italians have unequivocal bragging rights over their food. Of course it’s also the birthplace of Prosecco and Limoncello but that has absolutely nothing to do with my love for the place, nothing at all… okay maybe just a smidgen.
Even more attractive is the short flight time to Milano Malpensa and the 30 minute drive to the lake. When you have little people coming with you, short travel times are never to be taken for granted. Once there, there are tons of short day-tips by ferry or the cute Trombetta Express to explore the lake, and you can even hop across to Switzerland in around 45 minutes if you’re feeling adventurous. 
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When it comes to weddings there are score of companies who specialise in wedding planning in and around the region, and my scrapbook is overflowing with pictures from magazines, websites and other people’s blogs. There’s an overwhelming choice of venues including lakeside villas, impressive grand hotels, and beach restaurants, and all boast stunning vistas that can’t help but upstage the bride. That’s perfectly fine with me as I’m no Angelina Jolie and no amount of hair and make-up will get me even remotely close when I become a mum of two in April.
Oooo enough from me - I’m probably making you all miserable as you’re sat at your desks drowning in work emails, that or you’re still feeling the pinch from Christmas and watching your own holiday aspirations sail away amidst a fog of food bills and water rate increases. You probably started reading this blog post in the first place to see how you could win a holiday, not read holiday pornography from me! Well it’s the Cosmos Holidays Facebook page* you’ll be wanting! Just hit like, take their easy quiz to find out if you have a ‘Snow or Go’ personality and you could win a ski holiday in Austria or a beach holiday in Sharm el Sheikh! Easy as that! Or, if I’ve whetted your appetite for Lake Como, Cosmos Holidays have some fabulous deals for there too. Good luck guys.
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