Enjoying the Views on the Bath Skyline Walk
The city of Bath has a surprising amount of open space, and several walking trails. For those who don’t mind a few hills it is easy to get into the surrounding countryside. And there is a reward for climbing the hills: the views across the city. The Bath Skyline Walk...
Book Review: London Peculiars by Peter Ashley
London Peculiars is a new book by Peter Ashley. Subtitled “a guide to the city’s offbeat places”, it is a miscellany of dozens of unknown, overlooked or just plain bizarre places and objects in London. It is the sort of book I would like to have written myself… London...
Five Reasons to Visit Trento Now
The city of Trento, capital of the Trentino province of northern Italy, is not well known to tourists. However, according to a recent article by Forbes, it is one of the five most underrated Italian cities, and they advise you to visit before it is discovered by...
Book Review: Topographies by Stephen Benz
Topographies is a collection of essays by the American travel writer Stephen Benz. He takes us on journeys across North America, on a quest to unearth the culture and the history. This is not a “wish you were here” style of travel journalism: on occasion we are...
Exploring Tridentum, the Roman City of Trento, Italy
Trento, in northern Italy, is best known as a Renaissance city. However, the area has been settled since ancient times, most notably by the Romans, who arrived in the 1st century BC. They founded a city which they named Tridentum and, if you look hard enough,...
Sushi, Fish and Fast Food: Exploring Japanese Cuisine in Tokyo
I'm delighted to share a guest post from Claire White of RubyOwl about the wonderful cuisine of Tokyo. Tokyo is a wonderful destination for foodies, whether they are looking for a great dining experience or edible gifts to bring home. From noodle bars to Japanese fine...
The Frescoes of Trento, The Painted City
Italy is well known for its frescoes, but I’ve never seen so many in one place as in Trento, in the far north of the country. The pictures are everywhere, clinging to the sides of buildings like a kind of Renaissance street art. They are inside the buildings, too,...
