Sunlight, streets & supper in Lucca (Tuscan Travels #1)

Picnics and paddling

The summer episodes are here. In the first episode in this series we are spending time in the sunshine enjoying the sights the great British countryside offers in the summertime. I chat about the perfect picnic and my new found love for tomatoes. More of my writing here --> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ [https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/] Instagram ---> https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/ [https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/]

Baking cakes, writing workshops and signature dishes

Its a chatty special this week where I reflect on the Tuscan series, a year of the podcast and getting back to my other business The Tiny Baker. I also chat about work updates, making meatballs and a new project called '12 Signature Dishes' If you want tickets for Halton Mill you can get them here --> https://www.haltonmill.org.uk/event/wellbeing-day-2026 [https://www.haltonmill.org.uk/event/wellbeing-day-2026]

A spot of horse riding in Tuscany (Tuscan Travels #4)

In the final episode of my Tuscan Travel series join me as I ride through the countryside with my two girls, I talk about how I feel ready to indulge in my own passions again and how being on horse ride helps me to be present. More writing ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ [https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/] https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/ [https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/]

Tuscan seafood (Tuscan Travels #3)

Join me this week as we head to the beach just west of Lucca and enjoy a selection of Tuscan seafood dishes. I also explore the supermarket, find the most delicious tomatoes and reflect on being a mother on holiday. More of my writing here ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ [https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/] https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/ [https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/]

The best bakery in Lucca (Tuscan Travels #2)

Following on from last week's Tuscan episode, listen to more of my travel in Lucca. I chat about perhaps the most sublime bakery I've ever been in, ponder about which cakes might be for special occasions, hire a rickshaw and eat the very simple dish that is pesto pasta...with a twist. More writing here ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ [https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/]