Italy

Celebrating special moments from Italian journeys

I’ve travelled all around Italy—from Milan to Mantua, Bologna to Bari, the region of Liguria and south to Puglia. This is a photo story of the landscapes, people, architecture and food from some of my Italian journeys over the past decade.

Leaving a place

We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place . . .

Cooking lessons in Lucca

Eva’s kitchen overlooks the hills surrounding Lucca. Cooking lessons are fun, especially with Eva’s big personality and glasses of local wine.

Italian train etiquette

Train travel in Italy can be a fraught experience for the uninitiated. Here are my 8 tips for getting the most out of your train ride.

Beautiful Bolognese gardens, facades & porticoes

A whirlwind visit to Bologna where I walked the city for 3 days. Although famous for its porticoes, Bologna also has beautiful buildings, parks and secret gardens behind tall walls. It’s a vivacious city and I would definitely recommend a longer stay to appreciate the vibrant culture.

Earthquake in Modena, Italy

An earthquake measuring 5.9 struck Modena, Italy early this morning around 5am. Modena is a northern Italian city 108km from Verona.The tremor was felt In Verona but amazingly, I slept through it! Much devastation, six people killed and many injured. Read more here… http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147065/Northern-Italy-earthquake-claims-4-lives-Staggering-pictures-buildings-cracked-half.html Isabella

The shrine of Italian victories

La Vittoriale degli Italiani (The shrine of Italian victories) is a grand villa in the hills of the Gardone Riviera, on the shore of Largo di Garda. We visited the villa where Gabriele d’Annuzio, the Italian writer and poet lived. The villa – a museum now – contains thousands of objet’s d’art and over 30,000 […]

Tasting Soave in the Veneto

Una bella giornata per un’escursione alla cantina di Baldestri Valda. (A beautiful day for an excursion to the Baldestri winery) The winery is in the middle of a picturesque postcard view of the slopes of Soave. We are taken on a tour of this modern cantina by Laura, and then a tasting of the wines produced by […]