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The more Italy changes, the more it stays the same

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It’s a French expression, of course: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. But we Traffords are back in Northern Italy after a...

You scratch my back(-end), and I’ll scratch yours

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This is my last reflection on what proved a fascinating and hilarious recent trip to Rome and Sicily. It concerns driving in Italian cities,...

A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum

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You may think I’m writing about Sondheim’s 1962 Broadway musical comedy which, when it transferred to London’s West End, inevitably saw the legendary Frankie...

Mind being bossed around in a restaurant? Not if you want...

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I DONT LIKE BEING BOSSED AROUND. Most people who know me will agree with that, though they might simultaneously smile wryly at the fact that,...