Sorrento – the beautiful gateway to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast
There is no escaping the fact that Rome is a touristy place. In some places, such as the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain, you can hardly move or breathe […]
There is no escaping the fact that Rome is a touristy place. In some places, such as the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain, you can hardly move or breathe […]
B I passed my driving text last year, and I had assumed that as soon as I had my full licence in my hand I would turn into one of […]
Rome is a fantastic city to visit and I had a really brilliant time there, which is probably obvious by the fact that this is now my third post about […]
My last post was all about visiting ancient Rome but Rome is more than a history lesson; it is a very busy, buzzing city with so much to offer any traveller. Rome’s […]
Travelling around Italy has long been a trip that Jim & I have dreamed of. There is so much in Italy that we went to see, but managing to fit […]
The hordes of people queueing to get into the Vatican Museums took me so by surprise that I devoted a whole blog post to the queue. However, there is so […]
Today, 56,000 people will line up on the iconic Tyne Bridge in Newcastle to participate in the Great North Run, running the 13 mile course to South Shields on the […]
… and I’m not just talking about the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican is the smallest country in the world and it is surrounded entirely by Rome. It must have one […]
Not only was this weekend the Big EAT weekend in Newcastle, it was also the anniversary of the heroics of one of the North East’s treasures: Grace Darling. Grace Darling […]
I think it is fair to say that Newcastle is not famous as being a gastronomic destination. The popular portrayal of Newcastle in the media is of a city full […]