The incredible array of heritage sites across Italy – rich in spectacular art architecture, history & gastronomy – elevate it to one of the most popular destinations on the planet. We followed the classic Italian route through Genoa, Rome, Florence, Naples and smaller towns along the way, long before I started this blog. Featured here, is my account of my solo (return) trip to Venice, a fortnight spent in Puglia & Matera and my solo extension in Milan & Turin. We’ll be returning to Italy again this (2024) summer to explore Sicily.
It was Debra’s idea to meet in Bologna. Debra Kolkka is a (lucky) Australian, who lives part of the year in Bagni di Lucca, a Tuscan commune near Lucca, and writes a delightful blog named – no prizes for guessing – Bagni di Lucca and Beyond! Do hop over and take a look if you are a […]
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A fleeting moment in time, en route to a new beginning.
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Peggy Guggenheim’s irreverence and sense of humour is evident from this 1948 Marino Marini sculpture presiding over the canal side entrance to her old home: Palazzo Venier de Leoni (Now home to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection). The bronze male nude astride a horse is hardly what you would expect to be titled ‘Angel of the City’! Serious […]
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One of our friends wanted to know if two days was time enough for Venice. I laughed. That is more time than we had in the city on our first visit nearly three decades ago. Even then, when leisure travel was the prerogative of the extremely wealthy, and we were certain we would never ever step outside our […]
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To me, Venice is in itself a work of art. Today, I showcase some delightful window displays from the magical city…from chocolate art to carnivale masks. All but the first, shot through glass. Hope you like them as much I did discovering them. Happy travels…no matter where life takes […]
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Venice was all floating fabulousness! It felt like I was just getting to know the city, when it was time for me to leave. “What will you do there for an entire week? And alone?” my friends exclaimed before I left. I could easily have stayed another two. I walked mostly. Through endless narrow calli, over innumerable ponti and onto picturesque campi presided […]
Read MoreThis is coming to you from Chennai airport where I await the boarding call for my first ever solo trip. The ‘solo’ bit seems to have thrown a few people off kilter, including the Italian consulate, that demanded a letter from my husband stating he had no objection to my traveling alone!!! While he couldn’t […]
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The Urge To Wander 