A deep dive into unusual places around the world
The cliffs of southern Europe are home to thousands of lizards: brown lizards with green backs, green lizards with iridescent blue backs, even a blue lizard that is only found on the most distant of the three monoliths off the shore of Capri Island. They are incredible creatures: able to jump across chasms many times their own length, and to[…]
Read more
For the next month, we are staying in Sant’Agnello, a place famous in the 18th and 19th centuries as a place for Bourbon princes and Russian millionaires to escape the “crowds” of Sorrento. The region still attracts the rich and famous, and it’s easy to see why: a dramatic coastline rising high above clear, blue-green waters; richly coloured, ornate buildings; charming shops;[…]
Read more