For the past week I have been telling you about the amazing 44 hours spread over three days which we spent in Turin. In such …

I can’t stop thinking about Turin. There is something about this Northern Italian city which both puzzles me and charms me. In my mind I …

We arrived in Cremona just after lunchtime on a quiet Sunday afternoon. The town, famous for its violin-making tradition, was deserted. Heavy shutters were blocking …

This week has been very busy for Vicenza with both the Italian president and the First Lady of the US gracing this lovely Northern Italian …

‘Venice can be so expensive!’ stole through my mind as I paid my bill in the tiny coffee shop just outside the main tourist zone …

‘Dai! Dai!‘, shouted the only other girl journalist on board. The skipper looked at her startled, fumbled for a second and then the motor boat …

I am meeting Katie Currid in the heart of Vicenza’s old town. After a blindingly hot weekend and a super early Monday morning start I …

When you pack your life to move abroad there are many questions with no easy answers haunting you in the weeks before you become officially …

Cherries! My favourite fruit and the one thing I really missed during my 14 years in the UK. It is not like there were no …

I was at a place which I was sure my father, had he been at that very moment there with me, would have described as …