The Armchair Traveller

Konichiwa, today we will take a trip to the exotic city of Kobe in Japan. Kobe is located on the island of Honshū, to the west of Osaka, and is the capital of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is one of Japan’s ten largest cities and is considered to be one of its most attractive cities.   Kobe [...]

Dobro jutro, kako si? Kamo idemo? Hrvatska!! (well, more specifically Tučepi) Hrvatska is a destination high on my list of places to visit!! I have been born and raised on the culture of Hrvatsa. My Baba and Dide (grandmother and grandfather) were born in the town of Tučepi located on the Dalmatian coast, with the [...]

Ciao people Hope you are well. Since visiting Carrara we will now be heading to Pisa, famous for its Leaning Tower. The Campo dei Miracoli or “Field of Miracles”, to the north of the old town centre is where you can find the Leaning Tower as well as the Duomo (Cathedral), the Baptistry and the [...]

So, after leaving lovely Como, it is just a short half an hour drive to our next destination – Milan, the largest city in Italy. Milan is a major commercial and financial centre, and is one of the wealthiest cities in the European Union. It is also a fashion capital along with cities like New [...]

Well, inspired by the films I saw during the Italian Film Festival here in Wellington over the last couple of weeks I have decided that over the next few weeks I am going to take you on MY tour of Italy – the one I would love to do one day. So to begin with [...]