Spring has sprung in Vicenza and all of a sudden trees in full bloom have sprang all over this pretty Northern Italian city. It happened …

It is very easy to get in touch with Italy’s past. You don’t even need to go to a museum! It is everywhere. As soon …

So, the start of this week marked the end of Carnevale – this just over half a month long extravaganza when masks, confetti and stunning …

We had stopped in a small town just outside of Vicenza to stock on snacks and drinks for a day trip to Treviso, when the …

On the penultimate day of 2015 I took a walk around London. I visited old haunts and all-time favourites in an attempt to re-acquaint myself …

If you ask me to list my favourite places in London, I guarantee you that Chinatown will be up in my top five. I used …

When you are tired of all of London‘s sights, museums and landmarks, there is a place you need to go to find your mojo back. It is …

It is ten to nine on a crisp January morning when my train pulls into Venice Santa Lucia train station. It is quiet, cold and …

What do you do when you need to go across the Grand Canal in Venice and you are miles away from the nearest bridge? Why, …

How good a boy or a girl have you been in the preceding twelve months is a question of utter importance to every Italian child …