A guide to Cefalù in Sicily

I’ve never met a part of Sicily I didn’t like!  Every city, region and country [...]

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5 years in Rome 

Last year I was interviewed by the lovely Enrica Barberis, an Italian journalism student at [...]

7 Things I love about Summer in Rome

As I walked home this week to Trastevere along the Lungotevere following an event on [...]

Under the Tuscan Sun, A quick guide to Siena

Well not really under the sun I have to say. On a mid-week break in [...]

A foodies guide to Europe’s culinary capital: San Sebastián

San Sebastián in northern Spain (Basque country to be precise), is by no way new [...]

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A guide to Rovinj: the turquoise jewel of Istria

Located a short two hours’ drive or ferry from Trieste in Italy’s Friuli Venezia Giulia, [...]

Putting Abruzzo on the map

As is the case around most of Abruzzo, the drive into the hamlets and towns [...]

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Where to eat near Rome’s monuments

Nowadays food guides have one thing in common: encouraging visitors to explore areas away from [...]

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The photos that will make you want to visit Chieti Province, Abruzzo right now

You know my parents were born in Abruzzzo right? It’s in my blood; it’s in [...]

Rome gelato review: Gunther Rohregger’s creations

Like me, Gunther Rohregger is an adopted Roman! He moved here for love from northern [...]