The 2019 edition of the OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Society at a Glance survey examines trends in social well-being across the OECD.… Read More »Italian attitudes to LGBTQ+ people
Without a doubt, eating in Italy is a highlight of visiting or living here. Italians are passionate about their cuisine. Indeed, there is a close… Read More »Food, glorious food
Sweden has been named the most LGBT-friendly country in the world for travellers according to new research into gay rights in 150 countries. The UK… Read More »LGBTQ+ travel index 2019
No one knows for sure how many laws there are in Italy. The government declared, after a clear out by the “Minister for Simplification”, that… Read More »Understanding Italy #1
Although Puglia has 4 regional railways and a variety of bus services, travelling from town to town directly is not always easy. Frequent changes and… Read More »Travel connections and public transport in and around Puglia
You check your Instagram. Everyone is having the perfect meal, in a perfect restaurant on their perfect holiday… You deserve it too. But trying to… Read More »Eating out? Don’t obsess over TripAdvisor
The only people eating in restaurants at 8pm are British tourists. At 8.30pm the German and Scandinavian tourists join them. Italians enjoy the occasion of… Read More »Eating out in Puglia? The rules…
Puglia is how Italians refer to the region, derived from the historic Latin name Apulia. Traditionally English speakers have referred to the historic Apulia. But in… Read More »Puglia or Apulia?
“In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.… Read More »Bloody history