VENICE: THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE OF FOOD
Most perceptions of Venice are that its exclusive, expensive and out of reach for the ordinary person. This is understandable; where else in the world is the chosen mode of transport from the airport a water taxi, and gondolas act as bus and rail replacements? Located in Northern Italy, millions of tourists flock to…
Cinque Terre: The Famous Five of Italy
A time-capsule of Italian summers gone; Cinque Terre is the ideal summer destination. Consisting of five 13th century fishing villages, all sporting pastel coloured houses, both pebbled and white-sand beaches and each accompanied by the freshest Italian seafood. Cinque Terre truly is an unsullied find. As the harsh reality of Autumn is fully under…
Things You’ll Never See In Venice
(A Londoner’s observation:) A fat gondolier Santander Cycles Tweed suits Delays on the District and Circle lines Deliveroo drivers Congestion charge Nicola Sturgeon, Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson or Sadiq Khan Greggs Ubers Pearly Kings and Queens Double decker bus Cheeky Nandos © S R D HILL
Verona: More than a cliché?
When I made the decision to write during my year abroad, I made one simple promise to myself: Do not become a ‘What to do in X, Y, Z in 24 hours’ writer. I vowed to find most the interesting and unexplored sides of cities and divulge those instead. However, there are ordinary cities…
Not Sophia Loren 