For any millennium, Venice provides inspiration for artists and authors. This coveted city consists of 118 islands linked by 453 bridges. Each corner of town exhibits individual architectural magnificence, the town mixing as you to create a spectacular theatrical stage set. Beautiful places of worship embellish banks from the Grand Canal as she snakes her […]

The first time I arrived in Italy by train it felt  completely different to anywhere I’d travelled already. It was the summer of 2000 and I had been travelling for a nearly 2 weeks. I was more than relieved when the train pulled out of Nice on that bright August morning, what a misnomer, Nice […]