Hands up who remembers Pythagorus? Pythagorus and his theorem are one of the only things I remember from high school maths, apart from Mrs Moffatt, the slightly terrifying woman who…
Read More
All posts by Robyn Hayes
The pretty Gargano coast on the northern end of Puglia promised an abundance of secluded beaches, or so said the brochure for the boat trip we’d planned to take (but…
Sometime in the year 2000 I was sitting in a cinema with husband #1 (not Mr Travelling Pantaloni) watching ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ and two things struck me: 1) I’ll never…
I must be the only person alive who doesn’t love Positano. Call me a freak, but Postiano’s supposed charms have not revealed themselves to me, and I just don’t understand…
It took me a long time to get to the Amalfi Coast (I’d made five visits to Italy before I made it there), and what seems like an equal amount…
Ravello is a small village that sits high above the Amalfi coast, and if you’re staying in the vicinity, a daytrip there is an absolute must. We were staying in…
Not the Gallipoli in Turkey, this one’s in southern Italy, right about here. It’s a picturesque fishing town, famous for gamberini rossi (red prawns). There’s no real attractions as such,…
When you go to Naples, the guidebooks tell you not to miss Via San Gregorio Armeno (also known as Presepe Street), a street in the old city full of little…
Sometimes getting lost is a good thing. While attempting to find our B&B in Maratea (see here for details on this gem) we found ourselves at the end of a…
Matera is a place that’s been brewing in my consciousness and on my ‘travel to’ list for a few years now. It sounded very mysterious to me – a town…
Recent Comments