Category: Italy

Venice Carnival

Venice Carnival is one of my favourite times in Venice. I arrive early around 6am or sunrise at Piazza San Marco. Usually people who have paid lots of money for their outrageous and beautiful costumes are there with their private photographers to get their photos taken before the crowds arrive. I always ask permission and […]

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Venice and Burano

  Burano, the lace making island, is one of the most beautiful and colourful islands on the planet. Walking through the narrow street or following its long canal that meanders through the whole island your senses  are assualted by the myriad of colours facing you. Lavender houses next to fuscia next to aquamarine next to […]

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Levanto and Cinque Terre

strolling through five beautiful Italian coastal villages is not as easy as you think. Basing ourselves at Levanto we hiked along clifftops to visit a village a day. Vernazza has a gorgeous Piazza to watch the sun set overlooked by a church on one side and a ruined castle on the other. The lowering sun […]

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Venice

I love Venice! Every time I go I find something or somewhere new that I haven’t spotted before. It is revealing itself to me slowly. I love taking photographs as the sunĀ  is setting when the whole city starts to turn a golden yellow and the buildings become a burnt sienna. The Gondoliers glide silently […]

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