Driving a vintage Fiat 500 around Tuscany Italy
I’ve always wanted to have a go at driving a vintage Fiat 500 ever since my pal Hornblowertravels mentioned them many years ago with his ultimate goal of driving one back to the UK across the Alps. That never happened but while planning a week’s break to Florence (inspired by the Dan Brown book Inferno)…
The best Cinque Terre photo spots
Cinque Terre is a beautiful stretch of coastline in north west Italy comprising the five small coastal villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare. Each village has its own special character. From the extensive sandy beach resort of Monterosso al Mare, to the pretty harbour village of Vernazza. From the quiet rocky…
You can go up the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
For much of the 1990s I didn’t realise you can actually go up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Because previously you couldn’t go up the Leaning Tower of Pisa! It’s only now after a recent trip there that I realise it was just closed between 1990 and 2001 for maintenance work in an attempt to…