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. We were looking forward to Meadhbh and Jamie staying with us during our final week so we saved the big attractions for last. Our first task in Florence was a simple one – to return our…

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…