Italy 2022 #7Sunday 21 May I am back doing what I truly love: nestled in the countryside, far from the madding crowds, stunning views over the Amafli coast and heaps of jaw-dropping hikes on the doorstep. Not everyone’s idea of heaven, but pretty close to the Gods for me. I have booked us into a… Read More Orrido di Pino
Italy 2022 #6Friday 20 May The concept of walking down streets once thronged with Romans is captivating. The very idea of an entire city being covered in volcanic ash and lava and frozen in time is evocative. So many lives ended, so many people fleeing in the hope of escaping a deadly yet little understood… Read More Pompeii or Herculaneum?
Italy 2022 #5Wednesday 17 May Naples is an interesting place. Busy, far more multi-cultural than Rome, bustling thoroughfares but you very quickly find yourself in poor, run-down neighbourhoods if you wander far from the main drag. A nightmare to drive: there are pavement-type areas but they are permanently blocked by cafes, motorbikes, shops, all manner… Read More Napoli
Italy 2022 #4Monday 16 May First class train travel in Italy on an intercity is a comfortable, convenient and rather pleasant way to travel. Unlike in the UK, you don’t need to take out a mortgage before you even think about buying a train ticket. It was less than £20 each. I am led to… Read More An Italian Train Journey
Italy 2022 #3Saturday 14 May Back in my comfort zone today. And some! One of the wonderful friends we are staying with is part of a hiking group and has recently done a hike in the mountains an hour or so from Rome. Today, she decided it would be a marvellous idea to take us… Read More The Hills are Alive
Italy 2022 #2Friday 13 May City breaks are in equal measure rewarding and exhausting. Cities like Rome are overflowing with marvels and treasures. New wonders await around every corner. But it is hard work endlessly traipsing from one site to the next, especially under the relentless Roman sunshine. As with so much in life, you… Read More City Breaks
Italy 2022 #1Wednesday 11 May I have just spent the most delightful day meandering through the Necropoli di Banditaccia. You may wonder how anyone could find a necropolis delightful, but this is unlike any burial site I have ever come across. The Etruscans, perhaps the true Italians, given that they were here long before the… Read More The Necropoli di Banditaccia
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