Discovering Castell’Azzara in southern Tuscany
I spent a month in August 2022 in Castell'Azzara, Southern Tuscany. I worked as a volunteer at ASHA, the Alchemy School of Healing Arts, just...
13 October, 2022 / 0 Comments
I see red in Bologna
The portici or shady arcades of the Italian city of Bologna came as a welcome relief; first from the torrid sun and then,...
09 September, 2022 / 0 Comments
Getting lost in Palermo
South meets North in Palermo. The capital of Sicily vibrates to a cacophony of sounds, colour and smells. The city's architecture dates...
10 June, 2022 / 0 Comments
Radio Alice: Italy’s best pizza, in London (N1)
Brothers Matteo and Salvatore Aloe started Berberè Pizzeria in the Italian city of Bologna in 2010. Now leading Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera has...
19 October, 2017 / 0 Comments
Lifting the fog on Nebbiolo: ArPePe at Lyle’s
If I were a grape variety, I'd be a Nebbiolo: I'm rampant, I need patience & I'm slow to mature ...
21 September, 2016 / 0 Comments
Sunrise to sunset: Praiano on the Amalfi
My idea of paradise is to watch the sun rise up from the sea into a clear blue sky in the early morning...
07 September, 2016 / 0 Comments
Simply wild in Positano: Da Adolfo
Adolfo Bella and his American wife Lucille opened Da Adolfo restaurant 50 years ago on a small beach along the Amalfi coast from...
31 August, 2016 / 2 Comments