Why the Haitian hurricane barely graced your newsfeeds: bad timing or do we simply not care?
Originally posted on The Euroculturer:
? The aftermath of the Haiti Hurricane. Photo by DVIDSHUB Virginia Stuart-Taylor It’s the stuff of nightmares. You wake up around 6am and you’ve no…
Living La Dolce Vita in Bellagio: the Clubrooms at Gatwick Airport and a penthouse with Bellagio & Dintorni
At the end of October I spent an idyllic long weekend with three friends in Bellagio, a beautiful Italian village at the heart of Lake Como. I’ve already written about […]
What to See, Do and Eat in Bellagio at the Heart of Lake Como
La bellissima Italia! Quanto mi sei mancata! I have an ongoing internal struggle, trying to choose between Spain and Italy, which country do I love the […]
Running the Athens Marathon for Plan UK in 2 weeks’ time: Update after Month 5 of Training
Today marks 5 months since I began training for this marathon, and it’s also exactly 2 weeks until I actually run the marathon. Oh my god. That’s very soon! This is my […]
Review of the Oscar-winning Italian film ‘The Great Beauty’ (aka ‘La Grande Bellezza’)
An easy and extremely cheap way to travel vicariously is to let your television screen travel for you and immerse you in a foreign country, simply by watching a film. […]
Where is your favourite spot to go sailing? For me it’s Italy.
I’ve got sailing on the brain at the moment. Firstly, I’ve just completed a 7-week evening class in London to get my RYA Day Skipper theory certificate (I’m pleased to […]
Video Diary of 2013 Travels with The Well-Travelled Postcard
Last year in 2013 I travelled to 3 continents, 11 countries and 17 cities, covering a total of 64,818 km. In that time I collected so much video footage […]
Postcard of the Week: Verona
Here are two postcards from Verona, a stunning city in Veneto in Northern Italy which is famous for being the home of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It’s as beautiful as […]
