How to turn travel into the ultimate stairmaster workout
If there is a way to get high while we’re travelling, The Fairlie Entourage is there. And often, that ‘way’ involves a …
10 memorable Italy experiences
Ahhhh…Italy. So much to see. So much to do. So much to EAT. Every minute we have spent in Italy is a …
The international scourge of the love locks
Like many dangerous ideas, the practice of love locks started all so innocently. It was World War One. A young Serbian school …
Pitti-party
The last time we were in Florence (fifteen years ago) one of the highlights was visiting the Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens, …
A restaurant to retain
I’ve yet to sit down and add reviews for various hotels, attractions and restaurants to Tripadvisor.com, but when I do so, there …
Bits and bods
The rediscovery of classical forms of sculpture by the renaissance artists created some of the sculptures most familiar to us today, as …
Renaissance overload
It’s very easy in Italy to rapidly hit an ‘overload’ level when it comes to art, architecture, museums, galleries and ruins. There’s …
Lock up my heart
There’s a tradition on the Ponte Vecchio that lovers (probably young, romantic types) attach a padlock to part of the bridge and …
A room with a view
“The Signora had no business to do it,” said Miss Bartlett, “no business at all. She promised us south rooms with a …
