Summoned to be tested
Darkness had descended on another glorious spring evening. Then a disturbing surprise. A vehicle was slowly grinding its way down the...
Forgotten (glorious) Umbria
Umbria is glorious, a global, cultural brand. That said, try finding walking or trekking guides through its peerless landscapes! The...
Alan Bennett and Brexit
Every year the Yorkshire treasure – the writer and playwright – Alan Bennett reads his previous year’s diary for The London Review of...
A magical mystery tour in Umbria
Day breaks with a thick mist and the raucous yelling of hunters. The veil of mist lifts to reveal a cloudless sky and the hunters fire...
Autumn has arrived
After weeks of afternoon storms, the grass has started growing again. It is astonishing. Confused spring flowers pop up everywhere. Then...
Can (ancient) malaria help Lugnano?
The best discoveries in archaeology stretch your imagination. Most of all they up-end your preconceived notions about the past. Better...
Fall 2017
Last night rain arrived, the first non-tempestuous rain in six months. Just to hear it drumming on the windows was a reassuring sound,...
