Europe
Turin – The City of Magic
Darkness descended and we found ourselves conjuring up all sorts of scenarios as we stood in Turin’s Piazza Statuto. And then in stepped Mirella. Appropriately dressed in black, it seemed we were in for a […]
Italy
Europe
A Trip to Venice and Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites
Mark Nicholls heads to Italy for stunning views across Venice and the mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites. Either side of the Grand Canal, palatial buildings stand proud against the lapping waters. Within […]
Europe
From the Field of Miracles to the Gulf of Paradise
It’s a rare and special act travelling off-season especially somewhere so geared to the summer where sun loungers are arranged in busy blocks to dissuade the casual visitor. Off-season you meet only locals, you don’t […]
Europe
When in Rome – Do What the Romans Do – Go to Frascati
Just half an hour’s drive or train ride from the centre of Rome is the medieval city of Frascati, one of several historic hill towns to the south-east of Rome collectively called ‘Castelli Romani’. It’s […]
Motoring
Living La Dolce Vita…with 13 horsepower
There are many things that sum up Italy. The endless kaleidoscope of Dolce Vita pastel colours – seen on everything from fading baroque churches to cashmere jumpers to exquisite mounds of ice cream – as […]
Lifestyle
Christmas Comes Early At Carluccio’s
Last month on what was one of the hottest days of the summer, a group of journalists and bloggers were invited to St. Christopher’s Place just off London’s Oxford Street to celebrate an early Christmas […]
European Travel
Trulli Enchanting – Puglia In Spring
The paradise of providence. That’s how I felt about Puglia in Spring. So fertile for its dry, hot climate. So uplifting with its masseria, the whitewashed farmhouses with their singular but solid shapes and spacious […]
European Travel
Chiesa Del Carmine
North of Rome in Orvieto I called in on the Palazzone Winery. Generating only 1% of Umbria’s wine output it has long since realised the real joy and rewards of concentrating on quality not quantity. […]
Wine
The 7 Best Wine Regions Around The World
Follow your palette around the globe for a unique wine break in in one of the world’s top wine destinations. No need to book blindly, we’ve plucked the seven best of the bunch! Sonoma Valley, […]
Hotels
Piazza Carlina – Turin’s Hidden Gem
The best things happen when you least expect them. Such was my experience of my stay in the NH Collection Piazza Carlina hotel in Turin. As Turin was not my final destination, but rather a […]