Get lost in Ostuni
Eye-watering white-painted flat-topped facades become commonplace in Greece, where stunning landscapes are accented by bright white buildings set against impossibly deep blue skies – but wait; this is Italy. Its perhaps no coincidence that Ostuni, ‘La Città Bianca’, sits in Puglia, deep in the heel of Italy; only a fighting ship’s paddle away from the Greeks, who were some of the first conquerors of this area – swiftly followed by a...
Atypically Italian in Rome
Our guest writers Jamie & Iza enjoy a weekend in Rome that’s a little out of the ordinary. Our ‘mission’ in Rome is simply to visit as many historical sights and eat as much Italian food as possible during our weekend stay! Therefore, being based in central Rome is going to be essential. Its so easy to end up going around in circles to find a good convenient place to stay so we’re especially pleased to find...
Tuscan Reflections
Four fun filled days in four fantastic Italian cities Why not consider seeing some of the highlights of Tuscany for yourself on this compact short break. Although we’ve toured the whole of Italy at different times – we take every opportunity to return. This time, with a long weekend in mind, we take a short flight to Tuscany with the intention of spending time in each of four cities – Pisa, Florence, Siena and Lucca. We land in...
Roaming around in Rome
Roaming around in Rome – but with a plan Do you ever get the feeling that you owe it to yourself to give your life an injection of invigorating knowledge and culture to enrich the daily endurance of simply existing – if you could just be bothered to put in the effort to find it? There’s that nagging feeling that everyone else probably knows more about everything than you do and that it’s about time to take on board something...
Just one Vaporetto…
Get lost in Venice! The strikingly handsome Gondolier in his trademark striped T-shirt, with straw boater aslant, stood arms crossed, leaning against the arched parapet of the little bridge that spanned one of Venice’s ribbon-like canals. It was such a cliché photograph but was proving impossible to take because of Cherrie constantly interrupting me to ask on behalf of numerous tourists if I’d use their cameras to take their own photo...
