Alexia Adams's Blog

At the beginning of the year, there was a news story that peaked my interest and got me dreaming. It was about a town in Sardinia, Italy called Ollolai that was selling abandoned homes for one euro each on the signed promise that they be restored according to the original architecture (at a cost of approximately €25,000) within a three-year timeframe. The town was also offering language and basket weaving lessons (the local craftwork) to help newcomers integrate into the local culture. This i...

At the beginning of the year, there was a news story that peaked my interest and got me dreaming. It was about a town in Sardinia, Italy called Ollolai that was selling abandoned homes for one euro each on the signed promise that they be restored according to the original architecture (at a cost of approximately €25,000) within a three-year timeframe. The town was also offering language and basket weaving lessons (the local craftwork) to help newcomers integrate into the local culture. This is m...

And…I’m back again. I took a wee sabbatical from blogging while I got some of my ducks in a row (the rest are still waddling unrestrained through my mind). I have two projects out on submission and I’ve re-released two books (Her Faux Fiancé and Singapore Fling). See my Books page for info. It’s time now to get back to writing new words and the resultant settings research.

The book I’m working on at the moment has the hero and heroine about to crash land in a private jet at the airport in Ga...

And…I’m back again. I took a wee sabbatical from blogging while I got some of my ducks in a row (the rest are still waddling unrestrained through my mind). I have two projects out on submission and I’ve re-released two books (Her Faux Fiancé and Singapore Fling). See my Books page for info. It’s time now to get back to writing new words and the resultant settings research.

The book I’m working on at the moment has the hero and heroine about to crash land in a private jet at the airport in Gand...

And we’re back to my usual format, talking about settings I’ve researched or sights I would like to visit. I’m already envisaging my next trip and the places I’d go. Seriously, I wish someone would pay me to travel. Until then I shall have to content myself with vicarious voyages and blog posts. Also, a note for my regular followers that I’ve changed my blog dates to the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month (or thereabouts depending on life’s whims). The 1st and 15th were getting too difficult a...

And we’re back to my usual format, talking about settings I’ve researched or sights I would like to visit. I’m already envisaging my next trip and the places I’d go. Seriously, I wish someone would pay me to travel. Until then I shall have to content myself with vicarious voyages and blog posts. Also, a note for my regular followers that I’ve changed my blog dates to the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month (or thereabouts depending on life’s whims). The 1st and 15th were getting too difficult as t...

Yes, I'm still going on about my European adventure last year. But this is the last post then I'll be back to places I've researched and/or written about for my romance novels. And I apologize for the delay in getting this post up, my laptop suffered a catastrophic failure and I just got it back up and running today. On to London...

It’s fitting that we ended our adventure in the UK’s capital. Returning to London was like going home. A home that had some new bits, and a lick of paint here and...

Yes, I'm still going on about my European adventure last year. But this is the last post then I'll be back to places I've researched and/or written about for my romance novels. And I apologize for the delay in getting this post up, my laptop suffered a catastrophic failure and I just got it back up and running today. On to London...

It’s fitting that we ended our adventure in the UK’s capital. Returning to London was like going home. A home that had some new bits, and a lick of paint here and t...

Doesn’t matter how many times I’ve visited, or how long I’ve stayed, I still get a thrill from visiting Paris. When booking our grand adventure, I included the French capital only because my daughters wanted to see the Eiffel Tower. I figured I’d been there, done that. But the minute I emerged from the metro I was so excited it was like I’d never set foot in the city before.

One of my favorite things to do in Paris is to browse the little stalls along the Seine and peruse all the books and kn...

Doesn’t matter how many times I’ve visited, or how long I’ve stayed, I still get a thrill from visiting Paris. When booking our grand adventure, I included the French capital only because my daughters wanted to see the Eiffel Tower. I figured I’d been there, done that. But the minute I emerged from the metro I was so excited it was like I’d never set foot in the city before.

One of my favorite things to do in Paris is to browse the little stalls along the Seine and peruse all the books and knic...