Articles tagged Italy

  1. Cardigan required

    New modesty rules at the Vatican

    Friends and Romans… you now must cover yourselves to enter the Vatican City or the Swiss Guard will run you back across the border into Italy. It used to be that you had to cover only your knees and arms to enter St Peter’s Basilica, but now, even if you’re just wandering the streets of [...]

  2. Venice: liberated by kiwis!

    Venice: liberated by kiwis!

    Did you know Venice was liberated by New Zealand? Neither did I. But as you are about to discover, this blog is much more than wit, saracsm and pithy paragraphs. This is an educational travel blog! The Queen of the Adriatic is actually spread over 118 little islands in the marshy saltwater of Venice Lagoon [...]