Tales of Big Julie and Foraging the Forum There is something about pondering the Forum and its place in Roman history so perhaps this tale of deceit and intrigue may well be a trigger to forage and search for pieces…
Download a PDF Version of this article The Europeans fly in flocks from Germany, France and England direct to Split or Dubrovnik and spare the traveller their intrusion on the meandering Dalmatian Coast road. The Split to Dubrovnik road trip…
Download a PDF Version of this article An epigraph to Montefalco should start with reference to the “Veranda of Umbria” the perched town of falcons. Montefalco is the most beatified village in Italy with eight Saints emanating from its ramparts.…
Download a PDF Version of this article Crank up the trusty diesel hire car for today is the 15th of May and the Ceri Festivale at Gubbio. This annual event is a prime example of the festivo of the fervent…
Download a PDF Version of this article Lucca lends it self to arrival by train and the capacity to travel by Trenitalia can only be truly tested when coming via Firenze (Florence) as this required a new test in ticket…
Download a PDF Version of this article Barga is a relatively isolated place hiding up the Northern Tuscan valleys successfully avoiding the “Terrortourist” and to expose its virtues is tantamount to a violation. Founded by the Lombardi the town has…
Download a PDF Version of this article This is the best way to do the full tour in a figure 8 with only 30 odd Kms of the same road and that is on the West Coast and the weather…
Download a PDF Version of this article Too much has been written about the Costiere Amalfiteri and every visitor has a favourite part unless the constraints of financial capacity limit the venues to the hills of Praiano and not the…
Download a PDF Version of this article The menace in Venice is mainly on the trains but the best surprise on arrival is being nudged by the human backwash as they press one onwards to finally exiting Santa Lucia Station…
Download a PDF Version of this article A call to leave Praiano on Costa Amalfi to head for the Sicilian bits is no sinecure as it requires organisation to avoid an early morning double shuffle by bus through the town…