One Night in Paris…
Zac stops at the door of Peck, Milan, in a state of panic, brandishing his iPhone. “We can’t go in there! Everyone says they’re really...
Category: Italy
10 Things You Should Do in Rome (With Kids or Without)
Headed to La Bella Italia? Here’s a few things you should do in Rome. Get a Seat in the Sistine Chapel As befits the headquarters...
Art and Alchemy in Florence
It would be remiss to visit Florence without: a) eating a steak as big as your head b) doing the art thang, c) crossing the...
We Learn to Make Pasta in Bologna
“My great-grandfather bought this farm just before the Second World War,” Federica explains. “He was an industrialist, importing vegetables from Egypt, and he could see...
The Unknown Artists of Ravenna
I’ve not always liked my name — one of my first acts on hitting puberty was to rebrand myself from “Theodora” to “Theo”, an innovation...
A Sexy, Sexy Shop
After a slow start – an automatic handbrake? What fresh hell is THIS? – we take the slow road from Pisa to Modena, and it’s...
Pisa — Not, Actually, Horrid at All
Bologna is almost entirely shut for Ferragosto, AKA August. So, rather envious of the Italian approach to life, with its six week vacations, four hour...
The Cheapest Place to Stay in Italy? (And Some Other Ways to Do Venice on a Budget)
When it comes to Venice, if you don’t have a spare kidney to sell or, at least a spare infant to people-traffic, you’re unlikely to...
Venice — Woot!
Our train trundles slowly across the open sea, stucco buildings threading the skyline, waters lapping at their base. “Look!” I exclaim, quite childishly excited. “It’s...
Accidental Tourists in Milan
We hadn’t exactly planned to go to Milan. But, due to the insane economics of travel within Europe, unless we want to spend hundreds of...