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  • Napoli: The birthplace of PIZZA!

    Napoli: The birthplace of PIZZA!

    >For the few of you that didn’t know that, you do now. “When you go to Naples you must order Pizza as it’s the best in the World“. This I was told a number of times and as a pizza lover back home       in the UK, that was something I was a […]

  • Napoli: A city of two surprising halves…

    Napoli: A city of two surprising halves…

    And so my journey ‘down south’ continues folks. When my Rome friends discovered I was off to Naples, their words in unison were along the lines of “Naples is beautiful but always keep your eyes open”. Ah, more warnings I see although these were from Italians that have lived in this country all their lives so I was […]

  • A return to a holy place for a wholly holy person

    A return to a holy place for a wholly holy person

    Bit of a tongue-twister that and no, I don’t mean myself as I’ve never been here before! So sadly it’s my last full day in Italy’s capital and I have to say, I’ve really enjoyed it. Today then will be about the obvious tourist attraction – Vatican city! As I briefly spoke about in a […]

  • Day 2: An Italian education…

    Day 2: An Italian education…

    I had a fantastic day today but the formula remains incredibly simple: Mid 20s sunshine, a mixture of on-foot and bus transportation, some tunes, a positive mental attitude and a plan. Oh…and being wined and dined for by two Italian ladies… With regards a plan, thanks to a comment from a cousin I didn’t need to put […]

  • ‘When in ….’

    ‘When in ….’

    I know you know the saying – don’t make me spell it out… So a friend and ex-colleague guessed that I would take on Bulgaria next -another classic Eastern European capital with decent forward routes for afterwards. That would have been on the cards (and hopefully still is) but I found myself with a number of […]

  • Why Air Serbia was better than the rest!

    Why Air Serbia was better than the rest!

    Don’t they say it’s the little things that matter as they’re what we remember…? Well it was a whole bunch of those little things that made my flight out of Serbia via Air Serbia the best flight I’ve ever had. I accept that’s quite a statement and don’t get me wrong – I didn’t get a […]