The Movie Lover’s Guide to Tuscany
Sometimes it is a book that captures the essence of a place, like how Memoirs of a Geisha pulled us all to Japan. Miyagawa-chō geisha district, Kyoto. Image by HIADA. Other times it is a famous painting like Constable’s realisations of 18th century rural England. Dedham Vale, heart of “Constable Country”. Image by Karen Roe.Continue reading
TOURISM WITHOUT TEARS (A winter guide to Florence, Prague and Madrid)
Ah, tourists, you can’t deny they get the best of everything just by dint of sheer volume and an almost supernatural ability to queue. There they are. All over the Eiffel Tower in their cheery Crocs like demented toddlers. They’ve nailed every palazzo and plaza. The Blarney Stone is a personal photo opp. And, unlessContinue reading
Get to know the locals: Three green spaces in Florence
Famous for its museums, late medieval buildings and Renaissance churches, Florence has got it all. But if you stick around for a week or so, you’ll also discover a rich contemporary culture compiling many factors like language, gestures and food – simple, daily elements that are not in any museum. In this post, Florence basedContinue reading
