Lago di Puccini – Lake Massaciuccoli, Tuscany, Italy
Lago di Puccini is a nature reserve eleven miles from Lucca where Giacomo Puccini lived. He chose the lake as a home so that he could shoot its other inhabitants. Now however the lake is […]
September 2012
The Raphael Rooms at the Vatican
Everyone knows about the Sistine chapel but fewer people have heard about the Raphael Stanze. The decoration of these four rooms that bear the great artist’s name was started twenty years after the Sistine chapel […]
Arty Highlight from Berlin
1. East Side Gallery Probably the most famous piece of art in the city, this is the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall still standing. When it fell on November 9th 1989, this part […]
The Getaway Guide for Men – New York!
Gentlemen, this is the big one. Unlike Paris or Rome, the flight alone takes some commitment so if you’re planning a trip to New York with your lady-friend there’s a good chance that you’ve reached […]