8 Surprising Culture Shock Moments in Italy

Wrapping up my stay in Italy, I thought I’d reflect on my most surprising moments as a visitor to this...

Ruins, Fine Food and Sand in Sunny Liguria

The end of my Italian holiday was fast approaching, but one important thing remained for me to do before I...

Once again we find ourselves with a hot day and nothing to do, so up into the Alps it is!...

Today I had a special treat – a day out with Cesco’s family to the alpine resort town of Chamois....

Cesco had scheduled business near Piedmont’s capital of Turin (or Torino as it is known in Italy) so he took...

Looking for another adventure within range of my current home base of Biella, I fixed on an obscure abandoned furnace...

While researching exciting places to go when I got to Europe, I came across some photographs of an abandoned village...

It’s another scorcher here in Biella, so it’s time to do as the locals do on days like these, and...

Well I’ve made it to Italy at last – leaving behind the frosty Dunedin winter for the sweltering Piedmont summer!...