Whenever I try to explain to people how I felt when we visited Rome, my mind races and my words stampede over each other into an incomprehensible babble. No bones about it, I. Love. Rome. From our lovely hosts Vincent and Barbara at Arena House to the waiters who remembered…
I would find it very hard to believe if someone told me they had never heard of Auschwitz-Birkenau. With my high school history lessons stashed in the deep recesses of my mind, I knew I had to steel myself for the experience of visiting here, though I couldn’t have realised…
Over Easter 2015, we were lucky to spend a few days enjoying Krakow, Poland – a city with a fascinating and deep history. Sumptuous architecture, grand and imposing and oozing character this place has seen so much since the Stone Age. We based ourselves at Campanile Hotel and could not…
Ever since my parents brought back the stunning glassware from Venice on their trip back in the 1980s, I have been transfixed by Venice. So far removed from the usual with her tiny alleys, uncountable bridges and canals, overhung with shuttered windows and tiny clotheslines. We stayed in San Marco,…
Sometimes the fancy takes us to get in the car and go. Sometimes we’re just in the neighbourhood. Either way, we’ve made a few trips around England in the past couple of years which have yielded stunning scenic views, underground venturing, revisiting old haunts and soaking up history as only…