Following a tour of Gubbio and a morning truffle hunting, our final afternoon of our TBU post conference trip was spent in the small town of Citta di Castello in the far north of Umbria. The aim of the afternoon was to highlight the arts and crafts of the town so off we set for what [...]
For the last few months I’ve been toying with the idea of buying an SLR camera to take with me on our trips. However, since taking Kirsten Alana’s talk on iPhoneography at the recent TBU conference in Umbria I have a new toy – my iPhone camera. I’d used the camera before but hadn’t realised [...]
We’d arrived in Rome following our two hour journey from Umbria and with only 24 hours in the city we were eager to ditch the backpacks and get out and explore this intriguing city. When we checked into our cosy little room at Hip Suites in the Trastevere area, our host Tomaso asked what we’d [...]
The rain rattled against the umbrella above my head. Sole the dog had sniffed something out with his trained nose. His front paws frantically flinging the forest soil behind him. Matteo, our hunter, held Sole to one side using his other hand to search the hole for the prize. Was this it? Were we about [...]
The north eastern Umbrian town of Gubbio holds many surprises not least the joy of being lead through the streets by its own ‘crazy lady’ Emilia. Dubbed the town of the crazy people, our guide for the day, Emilia, was as enthusiastic as anyone I know about the town in which she lived. Gubbio sits [...]
Traditional British ale houses are a dying breed in England these days. So it was with some joy when I discovered the Alum Ale House in South Shields near Newcastle in the North East of England. With pubs closing at a rate of 50 per week in recent years and those surviving being turned into branded [...]
This is a guest post by Taryn Adler I’m currently on my honeymoon in Thailand taking pictures of everything and that’s what people do on romantic vacations – lounge around, take pictures of themselves, dine by candlelight. Except I’m single. And traveling solo. And not a true believer in marriage. But I digress. I’ve spent the [...]
