Small balcony gardens are an Italian speciality. Green-fingered and beauty-oriented, Italians manage to turn even the tiniest balcony space into a veritable green oasis. Looking …
Venice on a sunny day is a sight for sore eyes. Especially, if you have been cooped inside for over two months in a world …
This is my personal diary about living in Vicenza in the Northern Italian region of the Veneto during the Italy-wide Coronavirus quarantine. I am updating …
UPDATE – 12th March 2020 Please, have a look at My Coronavirus Diary – Daily Notes About Staying at Home in Vicenza in Lockdown Italy …
Padua is a lot of fun to explore in the run-up to Christmas! This is the conclusion I reached after a fun evening spent in …
‘Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions yet?’, I asked my husband this morning. ‘No!’, he said gruffly then retreated into silence. I was not upset …
Guys, I honestly can’t! A week ago I took the very difficult decision to never ever step foot again in my favourite coffee shop in …
From the thousands of tourists coming only for the instagrammable spots to the locals not cleaning after their dogs, there are so many things that …
Look at these plump pumpkins which I spotted yesterday during a short walk. Propped on a stone windowsill they smiled their terrible smiles at passers-by …
The one thing that really irritates me is rubbish strewn all over the street. I was on the bus the other day, going from point …
