Destination: Fiction

As a rule I don't like the wind. It can turn a cold winter day into a brutal one and cause snow to drift across my driveway. But I must ...

With few tourist attractions, quiet Cannaregio is a neighbourhood of Venice that many travellers never see. Before checking out of the Bosc...

Some of the most spectacular locations on earth are found in that ever-shifting zone where land and water meet. And a rugged coastline certa...

The most colourful place in the Venetian lagoon must surely be the island of Burano. Known as the fisherman’s island, the simple houses are...

After nine days of travelling through Italy we arrived at our final destination, the legendary city of Venice. I’d been here on...

From this old map of Venice you can see that the city is shaped like a fish with the Grand Canal winding through its centre.   The city is ...