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More about Monopoli and beyond
Like the charms on a bracelet small coves snuggle into the rugged coastline that stretches out south of the old town of Monopoli in Puglia a region of Italy. They are all accessible on foot or by bicycle from the lungomare (promenade) that hugs the seaside or by the road that runs parallel to it...
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Monopoli's Old Town - Pretty as a Picture
It was thrilling to stay in an apartment in the old town of Monopoli and to take part in the daily dramas. One day, from our windows, we watched a small lorry, only six inches narrower than the street, take thirty minutes to reverse down it, accompanied by a lot of sighing and shaking of heads and…
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Bountiful Baroque in Lecce, Puglia
I gazed into the familiar green face way above me framed by an azure blue sky – I was in Piazza Sant’Oronzo in Lecce, it was Sant'Oronzo (Saint Horace) who I had already met in Ostuni ...
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Ostuni, the White City of Puglia
The view of Ostuni from the railway station was stunning, white buildings crouched on top of a hill. But – it was five kilometres away...
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Trulli Alberobello
The trulli in Puglia could be the earliest recorded tax evasion scheme. The use of drystone walling was imposed on the builders of new settlements in the area from the fourteenth century as they could easily be dismantled and then re-built later after the tax inspector had gone.
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Matera - a tale of two cities
It was an astonishing introduction to the town of Matera. This town in the Italian region of Puglia was built on the rocks that tumble down the side of a ravine known as "La Gravina" carved out by a river of the same name flows. I stepped through a small archway and was immediately chased away by…
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The Sea Side of Salerno
I will remember Salerno as the place with one of the most beautiful cathedrals I have ever seen and where I ate one of the best pizzas I have ever tasted...
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Capri Captivates
The boat was full and the only space we could find was a row of seats outside and right at the front. Soon after we set off the wind started to seriously batter us and everyone moved inside ...
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Monks of Myanmar
I think my passion for photographing monks began in India when I spotted a large group of them posing in the Red Fort in Agra with the Taj Mahal in the background.
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Brilliant Bagan, Myanmar
The amazing temples of Bagan crept up on us out of the dense vegetation that lined the route from the Nyaung Oo Airport to our hotel. It was an extra-ordinary sight – myriad temples rising above a lush green plain.
