It is I who is persevering and being pilloried in Piemonte, Italy. Two of my traveling companions have no stomach for the Piedmontese cuisine that is to my liking. For them, reviewing a menu has become a simple process of elimination rather then what excitement lies ahead for me as I read. One won’t …
he single bell in the tower of St Joseph’s chapel outside my bedroom called me to Mass this morning, (as it’s probably done for fishermen living along the shore of Lake Como since the 17th century when it was built). Primarily old women in the congregation sang in fine voice, while the tenor of male …
ferry ride from Lezzeno to Cernobbio, stopping at small townships along the shores of Lake Como is special in itself. Being hosted by Jorge Luis Garcia for lunch outdoors by the lake in the ‘autumn tent’ at Villa d’Este is even more special. Special on another level (and the dream of so many friends who …
A Day in the Dolomites with Diego – How lucky we are when our quiet Italian driver, Diego sparks-up and suggests we visit the little town of Molveno on the ‘Madonna Lake’ and ride funiculars 1,500 metres up into rarefied air of the mountains to be among the peaks of the ‘Alpi Dolomiti’. On the …
Expo Milano 2015 I caught a glimpse of an impressive Australian pavilion ‘hanging’ from a hook at Expo 70 in Osaka riding past on the bullet train. Today, 45 years later in Milan, I get off another train, and traipse along covered walkways to reach acres of pavilions to see what Expo Milan, themed ‘Feeding …