The ruins of Pompeii

As a child I was fascinated by ancient history. The first non fiction books that I had were a set about ancient civilisations – Tutankahmun’s tomb, the Incas, the ancient Greeks and Romans, and how I treasured those books, reading them over and over again, poring through the texts to try and get some insight

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Lunch in Pompeii

I love Italy, the Italians and everything to do with their culture so this post is not meant to criticise but I have noticed one thing in particular about the Italians that is country wide – they are very good opportunists when it comes to making a euro. A few times people have helped us

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