Travel tips-Restaurant reviews-Recipes
Since starting to contribute some of my travel articles to the GPSmyCity app a couple of years ago, I’ve been a bit more organised about how I write up city breaks. It’s been a really positive step in helping me develop my writing and also great to know that some of it is published and […]
Read MoreWhy go? I’ve been wanting to go to Siena for years and years and have just missed it a number of times for various reasons, even when quite close. A lot of people visit it as a day trip from places like Florence. I thought of doing that last year while spending five days […]
Read MoreI had such a lovely time in Siena last week and my stay was enhanced by the warm welcome I received at Antica Residenza Cicogna. I often book a hotel through British Airways, as I usually fly with them, and invariably get a good deal. But they didn’t have a hotel that appealed on their […]
Read MoreIt’s especially nice to have a good meal on the last evening of a holiday. Sometimes I go back to a place I’ve been to early on and liked a lot, but when you’re only staying somewhere for 4 nights that’s not so practical. And anyway, from my long list of possible places to eat, […]
Read MoreAs I’m only here in Siena for 4 days, I was pleased to discover that one of the days – Wednesday – is the weekly market day. Having walked around and looked over Piazza del Mercato behind the Campo so often, I assumed that’s where the market would be. Fortunately, Elisa was sitting in Reception […]
Read MoreMy waking thoughts are so much governed by food that for me to feel a holiday has truly been good, I have to find at least one exceptional restaurant that satisfies my passion for a great meal and a great eating experience. Luckily Siena came up trumps tonight. It’s not that I’ve had bad meals; […]
Read MoreI had breakfast early in the B&B, took things slowly and wrote a blog post, and by the time I went out it was definitely time for mid-morning coffee. I headed for Caffe Nannini which my son had recommended and is one of the best-known cafes in the city. I queued at the till, Italian […]
Read MoreArriving in a new city on a Sunday evening after a day of travelling and only snacking along the way, it can be difficult finding a restaurant open for a good meal for dinner. In mega organisation mode, I anticipated this in advance and emailed the B&B where I’m staying to ask them to recommend […]
Read MoreI’ve been wanting to come to Siena for such a long time that I was very excited to set off on this short break yesterday morning. I’ve ‘missed’ Siena so many times when I’ve been fairly close but not quite close enough. I thought about making a day trip from Florence last year – which […]
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