It's a wanderful life, so it is

Quite a few times recently, we’ve been asked one of life’s trickier questions, “You two have the whole world to choose from but you picked … Hemel Hempstead. Why?”. The answer is simple. Gerry comes from an island where more than 5,000 towns and villages  begin with “Bally-”. It’s not…

After leaving Como, we travelled further south to enjoy 2 ½ weeks in Florence. Our first task in Florence was a simple one – to return our hire car. Driving in most cities isn’t too bad but working our way through these narrow, medieval, one-way streets was an absolute nightmare.…

If Bergamo was a question on the quiz show Pointless, the most popular answer would probably be “There’s a Ryanair airport there”. The next might be “There’s a successful football team there”. But one answer that’s definitely not pointless is “There is a stunningly beautiful city there”.  It’s a city…