Life as a Travel Writer

Life of a Travel Writer: Italy and the angels who make life easier than it’s meant to be

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Our guidebook work in Italy has been continually frustrated by archaic bureau- cracy, old fashioned formality and an insistence on following protocols. Much more so than any other country we’ve worked in. Sure, we could visit attractions as travellers might and buy a full-price ticket, but we’d need to be discreet about taking notes and … Read more about Life of a Travel Writer: Italy and the angels who make life easier than it’s meant to be

At home in Milano: remembering the importance of having a room with view

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While some writing and photography commissions keep us on the road for a while crisscrossing regions and countries, as we’ve just done researching the Calabria guidebook, others, such as city guides, require us to settle down in one place for a while to do research. Usually we rent an apartment and create the ‘home’ we … Read more about At home in Milano: remembering the importance of having a room with view