Venezia in northern Italy is a city of beauty, charm and history. It goes under many colloquial names, such as City of Water, City of Canals and City of Bridges. It […]
After a wonderful break in Venice, I have a mass of indelible memories. High on the unforgettable list is the fritella – a light doughnut style cake that is a special […]
Construction of the Arsenal began in around 1004, with a major expansion in 1320, and addition of the main gate (seen above) in 1460. Encircled by 4 km of 8 […]
Hex colour reference: #77dde7 A colourful note: turquoise blue was a new shade for Crayola back in 1935. The first recorded use of turquoise as a colour name in English dates […]
Hex colour reference: #78dbe2 A colourful note: the first recorded use of aquamarine as a colour name in English was in 1598. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 March […]
Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (1897 – 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican songwriter. He wrote over […]
Travel with Intent 