Driving in Italy – What You Should Know
So you land at the Italian airport for your holiday, walk confidently to the car hire desk and pick up your car keys. You walk out to the car and […]
The Market Town of Tavernelle, Umbria, Italy
We live not far from the market town of Tavernelle, Umbria, Italy. Actually our general practitioner is based there and, as alluded to in previous posts, our favourite source of […]
An Exhibition Of My Art In Paciano, Umbria, Italy
I am so happy to announce there will be an exhibition of my art in Paciano, Umbria, Italy – my hometown! The exhibition is being organised with the local Comune […]
Italian Local Markets – Bargains Galore!
Italian local markets – if you have never been to one you have missed an experience. I am not talking about the big annual markets like the May Day market […]
Art That Is Good Enough To Eat
When I talk about art that is good enough to eat of course I am talking about art depicting items of food and drink that are so yummy it makes […]
Naked Vikings and Gløgg – Christmas in Copenhagen
‘Naked Vikings’ immediately stirs the imagination! In my mind’s eye I can see muscular, blonde, bearded, blue eyed, naked (that would be nekked) warriors going into battle. Oh my, I […]
Pop Art Floral Images – Bright and Breezy!
Pop Art Floral Images – yes you read that correctly. I had a number of photographs of very architectural plants that I thought might work well if given a ‘pop […]
Brighton Marina in East Sussex England
Regular readers will know that I was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England and I go back several times a year to visit my parents. One of the places my […]
The Death Door
The Death Door – a very dramatic title for my blog today. In fact this relates to an interesting feature I found on an old building in Paciano, Umbria when […]
Castiglione del Lago in Umbria
Today I want to talk about a beautiful town, Castiglione del Lago in Umbria, Italy. From the back terrace of my house I can see Castiglione del Lago 15 kilometres […]