Sometimes when reflecting on travels I am reminded of the strangest moments and equally the kindness of the strangers. When I was first travelling solo in 2014, the train I was taking from Bologna to Munich was delayed after a tree had fallen over the tracks. Because it was a Sunday (never travel on a [...]
Tag: Italy
Firenze
This marked the half-way point in my journey around Europe in 2014. Florence was a really wonderful place to feel centred and find a sense of gravity from all that I had so far experienced. To pause and recollect during the train ride here did wonders to the eyes that I saw this city with. [...]
Walk of the Gods
So it began that we found ourselves in a completely non-English speaking village on a mountaintop in Italy. We had all prepared for the hike ahead... but finding where it actually began was the first of a few tricky steps. I know this sounds insane, but I seem to find a lot of donkeys when [...]
Positano
The Amalfi Coast in summertime. This is honestly where dreams blend over seamlessly with reality and become hard to separate. The cobblestones are warm, shaded by ancient vines with colourful flowers, the people friendly, the food spectacular and the views... completely out of this world. A treasured memory was arriving in Naples at midnight and [...]