From exploring historic ruins, joining a tour group or getting familiar with local markets and shops, there are so many ways to feel like you've gotten to know a country that you're visiting. For me, its getting to know the local heritage - from the big cities to the small towns. I absolutely love walking down a small street, lined with houses either...

Italian food is the way to any tourists heart - you'd be hard pressed to find someone who visited Italy and didn't come back with a belly full of fresh pasta or pizza. It's their signature, and one they are rightly proud of. Naples is the birthplace of the Neapolitan pizza, and you would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't try...

Like most of you, I imagine, the unjust murder of George Floyd has had me thinking a lot about society and my understanding of it. I have watched and listened as the world has protested against the racist treatment of black people. It is no longer okay to be 'not racist', we have to be 'anti-racist'. It is time for racism to stop,...

The Cimitero Delle Fontanelle is tucked away in the Materdei section of Naples - hidden away from many of the popular tourist sites in the Bay of Naples. Visiting a cemetery may not be high on everyone's list, especially when confronted with the thought of viewing bones so closely. But hidden in this shadowy tufa cave lies an important history.  A few months...

When I was younger, learning about the Romans, Pompeii always popped up. The archaeological postcard - a snapshot of a moment in time - has followed me throughout my studies, and I finally got the opportunity to visit it for myself in 2015. And because that wasn't enough, I went back again in 2016. And again in 2019. Working so close to the...

I know I can't be the only person who's missing visiting museums and heritage sites at the weekends. I always feel relaxed and happy when I'm wandering through a gallery, having a nosey at artefacts, or discovering local history. With the UK in lockdown, museums and historic sites & properties have had to shut their doors. Not one to miss a trick, many...

The region of Campania lies in Southern Italy, and has beautiful historic sites which showcase the Greco-Roman culture of the area. Campania's capital, Naples, is situated in the Bay of Naples and meets the Mediterranean Sea. The archaeological and heritage sites in the Bay of Naples are a popular tourist attraction, where you can visit the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum or climb...