• The Calm Before the Storm

    Well, I suppose it wouldn’t be France without some kind of administerial nightmare to welcome me…

  • Exit Stage Left

    I spent my last week in Rome, back where it had all begun. A friend with…

  • Genoa

    A fortuitous message from a fellow Erasmus student alerted me to her nearby presence in Genoa.…

  • LIGURIA

    Italians (quite naturally) like to tell you how beautiful their country is – a rather annoying…

  • Malign Blessing

    (first published at http://www.extraenvironmentalist.com) The underground criminal system of Naples, Italy, might be the key to…

  • Occupy Rome

    (first published at http://www.extraenvironmentalist.com) In response to dramatic government funding cuts, occupiers in Rome, Italy are…

  • Palazzo del Freddo

    With city temperatures peaking at 40 degrees centigrade this month, I’ve been seeking out the cooler…

  • Places to Study in Rome

    If you’re the sort of person who finds a change of environment helpful whilst studying, you…

  • Exam Trauma

    I’d been dreading the exam for Storia dell’arte contemporanea all term – since two friends who…

  • Birretta Villa Borghese?

    A good thing to know in Rome is where to go to escape the dirt and…