From chaos to quiet sophistication. Back to Catania to a house hotel room up three flights of stairs! My room is called the Silk Road,...

Both with terrible flu, the partner on antibiotics and me trying not to be, we head to Modena to meet up with the daughter and her...

I meet the daughter in Bologna at a hotel where we’ve stayed before, right in the heart of the city. All Italianate rooms, a beautiful...

I'm forsaking France for Italy, #Sanremo is the next stop. On the way the train is stopped as a windsurfer has been blown onto the...