Some photographic impressions of Finalborgo… Some impressions of Finale Ligure while out for a run by the sea……
As a designer of homes, I am always looking at the quality of solid stone surfaces. To be fair, I can spend hours researching, looking at, touching and imagining how…
Last week, during a particularly sunny and warm morning, I laced up my sneakers and headed out on a long training run. I was still feeling the joy of completing…
In my native language of Latvian, the words ‘Vecās Pēdās’ literally translate into ‘old footprints’, and they elegantly describe our recent trip to Prague. Alvi and I first visited Prague…
UMAMI IN MODENA Balsamic vinegar tasting One cold December Sunday, while enjoying a roaring fire and a cup of tea, Alvis exclaimed to me, ‘Holy Cow! The Rolling Stones are…
One night in Siena…twice… Siena is a very beautiful, fortified, hilltop town in the middle of Tuscany. Like other Tuscan hill towns, Siena was first settled in the time of…
CHRISTMAS IN THE ETERNAL CITY I remember like it was yesterday, sitting in class in design school, learning about the construction of the Pantheon in Rome. And I remember, like…