Who doesn't just love the idea of a secret garden? Hidden away in Florence, just steps away from well-known tourist sights like the Pitti Palace, is Europe's largest privately owned garden within an historic centre: the Torrigiani Garden. The garden is known to have existed in the...
There’s an old piece of advice about packing for travel – pack your bag, open it up again and take half of it out. The less you have to carry around with you, the easier your travel will be. And the more room you’ll have...
First time visitors to the Galleria Borghese are often surprised and a little annoyed that they must leave all their belongings outside the gallery. Not even small handbags are allowed inside. But as soon as you enter the gallery the reason is obvious: it's more...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]I had been learning Italian for only three months when I went for a holiday to Italy. Standing on a pier overlooking the gorgeous Ligurian coast I took a deep breath and tried out my Italian on an...