Author: Rachel Lishman
A Little More About Me
Once, when I was younger, I wrote a school essay on free will versus determinism. I won’t bore you with the detail but the basic concept is this: None of us ever make a truly free choice. It proposes the theory that all our life decisions are in fact a result of our experiences thus far.
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A Few Of My Favourite Italian Moments In Photos
What struck me most about this country was the compulsion I always felt to visit the big sights. Rome’s Pantheon, Venice’s St Marc’s Square and Florence’s Duomo to name a fantastic few.
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The End Of A Journey In Catania, Sicily
“There are no endings. If you think so you are deceived as to their nature. They are all beginnings. Here is one.” ~Hilary Mantel.
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Waiting: The Pleasure Of Getting There
The train journey from central Naples to the toe of Italy’s boot takes around four hours.
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Stromboli: Walking The Ridge Of Europe’s Most Active Volcano
“Like a child’s sand castle from which the bucket had been removed too early, earth slopped from the top of the mountain in swathes of dark ash.”
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Perfectly Preserved Pompeii, Italy
On August 24th 79AD Vesuvius erupted. Pompeii, which by then had been an established town for well over 600 years, bore the full force of not lava, but pyroclastic flows.
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For The Love Of Lemons: Is There More To Sorrento?
Whenever I tried to write about Sorrento, my head filled with lemons. The symbiotic relationship that the Italian seaside town has with the citrus fruit is my overwhelming memory of four days in the region.
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Satisfaction: A Dip In Sorrento’s Sea, Italy
Satisfaction doesn’t always have to be experienced first hand to make us feel content.
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The Curious Traveller 