An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
Or how to pretend you’re on holiday during a pandemic Last time I was away from London, it was cold, the snow was falling in southern Italy, I was commuting to my place of work in the City and I…
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London to Southern Italy by rail? A year ago I took Amber, our wonderful basset fauve, on a train journey down to Italy and back. Exciting and a novelty, I documented the trip on tikichris.com as a miniseries called Continental…
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My favourite 8 coffee shops in Zurich Despite having been to Zurich now a number of times, I confess it is not a city I know well from a cultural or touristy perspective. In fact, I go there for work…
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The up (few) and downs (many) of hosting on Airbnb For a number of reasons which I am not going to dwell on, we found ourselves managing a friend’s flat via Airbnb for a couple of months. What seemed a…
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Having a husband with a passion for classic cars and motorbikes, we occasionally attend related, themed events and meetings. While sometimes I would rather stay home with the dog, other times it makes sense to make these a day out…
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