Exploring the world, one place at a time
When I read in my guidebook that Daphne du Maurier had been inspired to write Don't Look Now on a trip to Torcello, I was intrigued and keen to find out more about the place that had inspired the sinister short story. Settled in the 5th century, the island of Torcello was for centuries the... Continue Reading →
No trip to Venice would be complete without a visit to its most famous square, the Piazza San Marco, and the iconic sites that surround it, the Basilica di San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale and the Campanile. So after cruising down the Grand Canal, we disembarked at San Marco, where we stopped to take some... Continue Reading →
With two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a palace, a museum and a café famous for its pastel de nata, there was no way I was spending four days in Lisbon without making a day trip to its western suburb of Belém on the banks of the Tagus River. The easiest way to get to Belém... Continue Reading →
Little Old World 