One Night in Paris…
Zac stops at the door of Peck, Milan, in a state of panic, brandishing his iPhone. “We can’t go in there! Everyone says they’re really...
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Top 10 Things to Do in Beijing with Kids
Headed to Beijing? The Chinese capital can be most excellent fun with kids at almost any time of year — though do avoid the main...
10 Things You Should Do in Rome (With Kids or Without)
Headed to La Bella Italia? Here’s a few things you should do in Rome. Get a Seat in the Sistine Chapel As befits the headquarters...
Art and Alchemy in Florence
It would be remiss to visit Florence without: a) eating a steak as big as your head b) doing the art thang, c) crossing the...
We Learn to Make Pasta in Bologna
“My great-grandfather bought this farm just before the Second World War,” Federica explains. “He was an industrialist, importing vegetables from Egypt, and he could see...
Some Notes on Non-Communication – Not Dead Yet
Blogging is a curious beast. And, picking up a blog when you haven’t posted in a while is a bit like picking up the phone...
The Unknown Artists of Ravenna
I’ve not always liked my name — one of my first acts on hitting puberty was to rebrand myself from “Theodora” to “Theo”, an innovation...
A Whirlwind Tour of Italy’s Food Museums
The last bastion of the four-hour lunchbreak, the home of Slow Food, the birthplace of the world’s first University of Gastronomic Sciences, Italy is almost...
A Sexy, Sexy Shop
After a slow start – an automatic handbrake? What fresh hell is THIS? – we take the slow road from Pisa to Modena, and it’s...
Pisa — Not, Actually, Horrid at All
Bologna is almost entirely shut for Ferragosto, AKA August. So, rather envious of the Italian approach to life, with its six week vacations, four hour...