Italy

Glimpses of the forsaken eternal

Amid Italian rubble, there are questions I can't avoid. This post was inspired by visits to some of the destroyed and decaying churches in the old town…

Oct 5, 2024 •

Avoiding the British abroad

Brits I didn't want to meet, and one I'm glad I did

Mar 11, 2024 •

Sketches of mistrust

Four short Italian scenes

Feb 29, 2024 •

Traces of fascism

Imagine the stories this secluded door could tell...

Feb 24, 2024 •

Rural desolation

A scene from Basilicata in the depopulated Italian south

Feb 21, 2024 •

The cult of Panda

Why the little Italian legend is better than a Land Rover

Feb 19, 2024 •

The best place to shave your head?

An Italian riverside is a good a place as any

Feb 18, 2024 •

Three quick sketches from a morning in Penne

Feb 17, 2024 •

Going to Italy for all the wrong reasons

The saga of the spluttering hound who deserves the world

Jan 31, 2024 •

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