Travelog / Optional Experiences
FROM The man in the front seat / March 31, 2018
Postiano
Population 3900 General Positano, is a small village located on the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy. Without doubt, it is the most impressive and photogenic of the coast’s villages. The houses, steeply stacked on its near vertical streets, are painted in wonderful colours such as peach and pink and covered with terracotta tiles. Its streets a lined with elegant hotels, fashionable cafes and a plethora of small shops and stalls selling Positano fashions, including their famed Positano Linen. History Positano, was once part of the great Amalfi republic and as […]
FROM The man in the front seat / May 8, 2014
Colosseum
One of the most photographed sites, not only in Italy, but all of Europe is the Colosseum. Officially named the Antiteatro Flavio (Flavian Amphitheatre), it was begun in 70AD and needed only ten year to complete, being finished in 80AD during a period known as the Flavian Dynasty. Considered one of the greatest pieces of Roman architecture and engineering the building is, still today, the largest amphitheatre in the world. In is prime it could hold more than 50,000 spectators and was used for gladiator contests, animal hunts, battle re-enactments […]
FROM The man in the front seat / May 6, 2014
Lace and the Sea (Venice)
Venice as a city or more exactly Burano, one of its islands, is renowned for its association with “punto di aria” or needlepoint lace. Althought the arrival of the lace can be traced back to Cyprus that is still no reason to not let a bit of legend make it even clearer. The story goes that a sailor, leaving his fiancée on Burano set out on a voyage only to shipwrecked on an area that was inhabited by mermaids. Bewitched by the mermaids beautiful looks and voices, the rest of […]
FROM The man in the front seat / May 6, 2014
Burano Island, Venice
With its population of 2,800, Isola di Burano, or Burano Island in English is actually four islands linked together by a series of bridges and is renowned for its brightly coloured houses, lace stores and wonderful seafood restaurants. Located 7km (4mi) away from St. Marks, the island requires a 40min private vaporetti ride (or 2 hours by public water bus) through the picturesque Venetian lagoon. History Like many other islands in the lagoon, Burano is believed to of been inhabited since Roman times, well before the present Venetians arrived at […]
FROM The man in the front seat / February 17, 2014
San Gimignano
Pop.: 8000 When you close your eyes and think of Tuscany you’re probably thinking of San Gimignano. Perched up on the crest of a hill and surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, the town with its 14 towers (once were 72) reminds the visitor of a medieval Manhattan. History Like many hilltop towns in Italy, San Gimignano was once an Etruscan town and according to legend was founded by two brothers, Muzio and Silvio, in 63 B.C. who were fleeing Rome after being implicated in a conspiracy. The town’s name, […]
