Ortigia Arancini
The island of Ortigia smells like the sea and the intense heat of summer carries with it a scent of soil, of volcanic ashes and hot ancient bricks. As we weave through the narrow alleyways of the Giudecca neighbourhood, you can hear waves crashing against the city’s salty walls, competing against the television sounds of the […]
Kyoto: From Day into Night
We arrived in Kyoto under the rain. Yet even under the grey skies and the dampness hanging in the air, there is something ethereal about Kyoto. On the Haruka train into the city from Kansai Airport, the buildings were rather uninspiring and frankly the architecture veered towards the ugly, but once you step into the […]
