Tales from Italy, Alps, British Isles and FranceTue, 17 Oct 2023 15:16:35 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image-2.jpg?w=323232 /2023/01/20/alma-college-winter-residency-january-2024//2023/01/20/alma-college-winter-residency-january-2024/#commentsFri, 20 Jan 2023 14:45:00 +0000/?p=30219/2023/01/20/alma-college-winter-residency-january-2024/feed/62024 - Alma College MFA programpalladio1234Writer's Retreat - dinner Osteria Caronte, September 2019The magic of the Brenta, Venice - join our Writer's Retreat, September 2019Alfresco breakfast on the Brenta, near Venice - join our Writer's Retreat here in September 2020The Brenta waterway, our base for The Writer's Retreat in the glorious Veneto region, 18-24 September, 2022Mary Lou Peter's water colour of Venice www.maryloupeters.com2019 - group photo 'Writer's Retreat' Sept, 2019 - Venice - why not join us in Sept, 2020Venice - panorama - view from the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore www.greyhoundtrainers.com/2022/04/19/gladstones-library-a-library-with-rooms//2022/04/19/gladstones-library-a-library-with-rooms/#commentsTue, 19 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000/?p=26355/2022/04/19/gladstones-library-a-library-with-rooms/feed/1Gladstone's Library - the perfect reading roompalladio1234Gladstone's Library - Orientalism by Edward SaidSanta Sophia (Hagia Sophia) IstanbulGalata Tower, Istanbul/2021/11/17/writers-retreat-italy-18-24-september-2024//2021/11/17/writers-retreat-italy-18-24-september-2024/#commentsWed, 17 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000/?p=26822/2021/11/17/writers-retreat-italy-18-24-september-2024/feed/10Grand Tourist - Writer's Retreat, Veneto, Italy - Sept 2019palladio1234Writer's Retreat with Sophfronia Scott. September, 2019 - join us for the Second Edition, 18-24 Sept, 2022Grand Tourist Writer's Retreat with Sophfronia Scott, Seminar SessionThe fabulous Osteria Caronte, dinner on our Writer's Retreat, Sept 2019Alfresco breakfast on the Brenta, near Venice - join our Writer's Retreat here in September 2020The First Edition of our Writer's Retreat - Veneto, Italy - Sept 2019The Brenta waterway, our base for The Writer's Retreat in the glorious Veneto region, 08-15 September, 2019 - https://wp.me/p5eFNn-3DVVilla Pisani, Stra and the Brenta waterway, our base for The Writer's Retreat in the glorious Veneto region, 18-24 Sept, 2024 Byron supports Greek independence fighters at Missolunghi (Patras) GreeceLord Byron arrives at San Lazzaro - November 18162019 - group photo 'Writer's Retreat' Sept, 2019 - Venice - why not join us in Sept, 2020/2019/08/11/fare-thee-well-to-trier//2019/08/11/fare-thee-well-to-trier/#respondSat, 10 Aug 2019 23:11:00 +0000/2019/08/11/fare-thee-well-to-trier//2019/08/11/fare-thee-well-to-trier/feed/0img_8315palladio1234/2019/06/20/a-historic-house-in-sicily-bagheria//2019/06/20/a-historic-house-in-sicily-bagheria/#respondThu, 20 Jun 2019 07:29:58 +0000/?p=17478/2019/06/20/a-historic-house-in-sicily-bagheria/feed/0The entrance to Sant'Isidoro, Bagheriapalladio1234Sicily May - commissioned by www.grand-tourist.com from artist Bek CruddaceRagusa, Sicily - panorama www.greyhoundtrainers.comSouthern Italy and Sicily Tour with lovely ladies!/2019/03/30/the-tetrarchs-of-venice//2019/03/30/the-tetrarchs-of-venice/#commentsSat, 30 Mar 2019 05:00:11 +0000/2019/03/30/the-tetrarchs-of-venice//2019/03/30/the-tetrarchs-of-venice/feed/3Venice Carnevale - Grand Tourist - Tetrarchs and Twins - February 2020 www.grand-tourist.compalladio1234Venice - Carnevale - Grand Tourist - The twins pose and reveal the extraordinary detail of carving on the facade of St Mark's.Venice - tetrarch heel - This is the heel and foot part of The Tetrachs statue - now on display in The Archaeological Museum, Istanbul.The Tetrarchs, Venice St Mark's Basilica, Venice, elaborate, marble encrusted facade./2019/02/11/tending-the-vines-in-winter//2019/02/11/tending-the-vines-in-winter/#commentsMon, 11 Feb 2019 20:00:26 +0000/2019/02/11/tending-the-vines-in-winter//2019/02/11/tending-the-vines-in-winter/feed/1img_6329palladio1234/2019/02/06/the-smallest-library-in-italy//2019/02/06/the-smallest-library-in-italy/#commentsWed, 06 Feb 2019 20:15:20 +0000/?p=16813/2019/02/06/the-smallest-library-in-italy/feed/9The smallest library in Italy! Antonio La Cava - the smallest library in Italy - https://wp.me/p5eFNn-4nbpalladio1234Libri hanno le ruote - Antonio La Cava's 'motobibliocarro' BasilicataGaraguso, Basilicata - I Libri hanno messo le ruoteAntonio La Cava - has created a tiny, travelling library - The bibliomotocarroAntonio La Cava - Bibliomotocarro - what wonderful citizenshipAntonio La Cava - Biblio moto carro, Matera, Basilicata Southern Italy - Matera, Basilicata and Puglia/2018/12/13/when-janet-met-sophfronia//2018/12/13/when-janet-met-sophfronia/#commentsThu, 13 Dec 2018 15:52:15 +0000/?p=15019/2018/12/13/when-janet-met-sophfronia/feed/10Villa Margherita - Alfresco breakfast in the gardenpalladio1234Janet Simmonds at work planning an itinerary (as usual)! Janet writes about travel at www.greyhoundtrainers.comSophfronia Scott - author www.sophfronia.com Photo by Rob BerkleyVilla Margherita - aerial view - country house hotel, VenetoUnforgivable Love by Sophfronia Scott/2018/10/10/the-write-of-your-life-sept-2019-2//2018/10/10/the-write-of-your-life-sept-2019-2/#commentsWed, 10 Oct 2018 20:16:25 +0000/?p=14629/2018/10/10/the-write-of-your-life-sept-2019-2/feed/3Villa Margherita - aerial view - country house hotel, Veneto - The base for our Writer's Retreat in the glorious Veneto region, 08-15 September, 2019 - https://wp.me/p5eFNn-3DVpalladio1234The magic of the Brenta, Venice - join our Writer's Retreat, September 2019River Brenta at Mira Porte, Veneto, Italy - www.grand-tourist.comAlfresco breakfast on the Brenta, near Venice - join our Writer's Retreat here in September 2019