Sicilian Cooking 101: Pasta de la Sarde

I love food and I love to travel. This is probably because I am English and as a kid we didn’t get to travel much and...

My Return to Sicily, Part 2

Today we headed to the town of Noto, one of the eight towns in South-Eastern Sicily that were rebuilt after 1693 due to a huge...

My Return to Sicily, Part 1

I had been to Sicily some years ago, but it didn't “wow” me. We had visited Taormina and then travelled to Siracusa, Piazza Armerina, and...

History in the Making: Springtime in Rome with the ‘Papabile’

Of many places in the world, I always find myself returning to the view that the city of Rome is amongst the most fascinating. My...

On Art & Truffle Sandwiches in Florence

I could remember when going to Florence was quite an ordeal. The train took forever and it was a long day excursion in general. Now...