Stories from travels in

Italy

Where the bones are buried in Naples

Modesty aside, I think I have a fairly decent vocabulary. I can’t lay claim to knowing every word in the dictionary but I could make

Naples nuns

The Majolica in Naples

Pope Francis swarmed by nuns – what a spectacle that must have been. And to think we were there when it was all going on

The art in Naples public transport

Naples is an eminently walkable city, once you get your bearings, and are quick-witted enough to dodge the vespas and the Clios as they barrel

Sold on Naples

Grubby, dirty, and graffitied to within an inch of its life, Naples is a city you’ll either love or hate. There are no half-measures. I

Upscale street markets in Milan

I have a fondness for other people’s junk. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure and all that. I can’t think of a better way

Prostrate with grief

While on a visit to Milan, to the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, I was a little taken aback to see a woman, lying prostrate on

A church tour of Milan

Discovering the Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore  was a highlight of one of several visits to Milan. When I was young, very young,

Milan Cathedral

The linguistically challenged person that I am, I have a monolinguist’s habit of reading everything in English, regardless of the language it is actually written