I have always been obsessed with the ancient world. It’s probably one of the reasons I love Italy so much, walking through the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the many ancient sites of Rome for the first time is mind-blowing. To imagine people going about their day to day lives thousands of years ago, the…
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Positano – Path of the Gods
If you think all there is to do in Positano is lay around on the beach, looking up at the pastel coloured buildings perched precariously off rocky cliffs while sipping on your Aperol Spritz, you’re wrong. Sure, the beach is nice, so is the Spritz, but the best view of Positano is way, way up…
See Naples and Die
That’s the title of a book I read some years ago by Penelope Green, an Australian journalist who ends up living in Naples. I enjoy reading this kind of book, always fascinated and a little jealous of people who get to experience living in a foreign country (especially Italy). I can’t remember too much of…
When In Rome – Why I love the Campo de’ Fiori district
When I travel, my number one criteria for choosing accomodation is always location, location, location. I want to be smack bang in the middle of it all, I want to be within walking distance of all the sites, I want to be near bars and restaurants the locals hang out, and I want there to…
Underground Secrets of Rome – Nero’s Golden Palace (Domus Aurea)
“Now I can begin to live as a human being.” That is apparently what Emperor Nero had to say when his Golden Palace, Domus Aurea, was finally built. Poor Nero, he must have been living in squalor before he could move into his 300 room abode set on 200 hectares of manicured gardens, fountains, a huge…
“Do you speak English?”- How not to be a tourist in Italy
I have recently returned from a trip to Italy, my favourite place to visit. I have so much I want to write about and share I really don’t know where to begin. I don’t think it’s just because I’m Italian, I think I’d love Italy just as much if I weren’t. It has everything and…
Cruising the Whitsundays
How to celebrate a milestone birthday when you a) don’t like the idea of turning such milestone age in the first place, b) do not want the attention having a party of well-wishers ( who would spend the night reminding you how old you are) , and c) your family can’t think of anything to…
Orvieto – Full of Surprises
We stumbled across the fascinating town, Orvieto, on a trip to Italy a few years ago and it remains one of my favourite finds; not only because it is a gorgeous example of a medieval Italian town, but because of the many unexpected things we found there – from quirky wooden puppets, to a real-life…
Vernazza – Worth The Hike through the Cinque Terre
Every day I sit at my desk and there she is. Staring at me with her beauty, on my screen, and I begin dreaming of seeing her again. Vernazza. Don’t know her? I bet you do. If you’ve ever seen a picture of a pastel coloured village nestled into a rocky seaside outcrop, surrounded by…
