Tag: Venice

  • Venice. There’s simply no place on Earth like it, or at least no place like anywhere that I’ve been anyway. You can’t help but be wowed by this city on the water, a city that was originally built on a malarial swamp many centuries ago. Gliding past people’s front doors on the Grand Canal, courtesy…

  • Published in the Western Morning News on Sunday, 15th November 2015 Bologna The Italian City of Bologna is situated in a region known as Emilia Romagna, north of Tuscany. It is reckoned to be the nation’s gastronomic beating heart, and for this reason alone, it is well worth a visit. Yet despite that formidable reputation,…