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Sunrise and Switchbacks in Ecuador
Through the pitch dark I could just make out the shape of the hotel porter and track his movements through the scrunch of suitcase wheels on the cobbled path that wound its way through the grounds of the Hosteria Abraspungo. We had arrived at this delightful hotel at dusk the evening before and we…
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Quintessential Quito
As the clouds drifted around the peaks beyond the restaurant window so the debate rolled around our circular table – should we or shouldn’t we?
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En Route to Rabat
On the road to Volubilis we stopped above a reservoir. The air was fresh and sweet with aromas from the nearby stalls piled high with squash and pomegranates.
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Feasts, Factories and Fes
The narrow passages ways of the medina in "Fez":http://www.completemorocco.com/destinations-in-morocco/cities-of-morocco/fes/ were deserted. I had expected to be pushing my way through crowds and resisting attempts to be drawn into the small shops that lined the narrow thoroughfares but they were…
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Sights and Sounds of Marrakech
I was lingering uncertainly on the edge of the crowd as mesmerised as the snakes by the music when one of them suddenly lunged towards us and then slithered across the tarmac at great speed. As one we screamed and fled. I was glad I had not paid ten dirhams to take a photo because after being…
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A Bird’s Eye View of Some Treasures of Tuscany
Montecatini Alto is two hundred and seventy nine metres above Montecatini Terme – I know as I have ascended every one of them to look down on this spa town.
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The Road to Trento
Our first historical signpost on the road to Trento is Castello Toblino. Resplendent on its own peninsular surrounded by a lake of the same name this was once the summer residence of the Prince Bishops who wielded both temporal and religious power over the region of Trentino between 1027 and 1796.
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MUSE in Trento
Trento, the regional capital of Trentino in Northern Italy and famous as the host for the Council of Trent nearly 500 hundred years ago is now achieving fame as the home of a unique museum MUSE.
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Traditions of Pinzolo
I was doubled up with laughter as the stars of the show had finally arrived at full gallop and their audience had scattered. Once we had reached a safe place we watched the celebrities, a few hardy heifers, disappear in a cloud of dust and hooves. When order was restored the parade, only half way…
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Foundations of Verona - Medieval Verona
I craned my neck and squinted into the sun in order to see the statue of Cangrande I on top of its column. We were in the private cemetery of the della Scala family (whose members were known as the Scaglieri) which contains the tombs of the three most important members of the that ruled Verona…
