Running always helps to clear the mind. But when you’re in the midst of a pandemic, and confined to running on your roof, your mind has a way of keeping up with you. There’s been a lot to think about…
Matera is a city quite unlike any other - not just in Italy, but anywhere in the world. Find out why in this explorative article.
Of the venerated titans of Florence’s cultural Renaissance, none left quite the same mark as Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 – 1519). This article walks you through lesser-known aspects of his life.
Between Worlds is partly a travel article, partly a treatise on time and transience inspired by a diving session in Baia, Italy. It was first published in the salutary edition of the Scene and Heard.
From delicacies derived from intestinal slurry to poultry dressed up as mythical beasts, should you have the stomach for this article, read on.
Erasure as a form of posthumous punishment stretches back as far as human history. With the burning of books, destruction of images and retelling (or rewriting) of histories. The Romans, however, seem to have first formalized the practice in what we now refer to as 'damnatio memoriae.'
If there were ever a line between history and mythology, few would know where to draw it. No matter how widely read or informed we may believe ourselves to be, our understanding of the past is saturated with inaccuracies, be they…
Florence might be most famous for its art and architecture, but its lesser-known coffee culture is undergoing a renaissance of its own.
Few would have once said that the hotel makes the holiday. But in this brave new world of niche travel, international interconnectivity, and Instagram, accommodation is increasingly coming to occupy centre stage...
Exploring Rome can feel like wandering through a film set. World-famous monuments, like the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Trevi Fountain, emerge as though from out of nowhere, thronged by locals who mingle like extras around their bars and cafes. With such an…
