Bailey Alexander: Dreams from Northern Italy

French farmers have announced they will intensify their protests throughout Paris. They say the latest aid given to Ukraine is money taken away from them, along with other items on the globalist agenda. The people of France are turning up on the streets to support the famers; 89% support them. Scottish farmers joined the protest…

When I was experiencing pathological grief I went to Auschwitz. Here’s a reading from my book, “A European Odyssey; how a boxer’s daughter found grace”

Riva’s pretty, and geographically it really rocks. Venice is 2 hrs away and the world’s most romantic balcony hangs but 1 hr from our own. Verona also boasts the most amazing Roman amphitheater, hosting the coolest summer opera – and the cost of a cushion is still 5 euro. Not my finest fotos, but hey,…

He sent this photo just now from his hotel room in Canada; apparently it’s quite cold at -11. Just around the block, some 20+yrs ago, we were aboard Madi, our sailboat, at the Montreal yacht club. It was summer, so warm and the famous jazz festival was in full swing. I was recruiting a young…

Lovely to be back home on Lake Garda. Feeling and appreciating that alpine glow – what the Italians call enrosadira.

We spent 4 days in Rome and it was fantastic. And it was also full; due to post covid release. Apparently this is happening all over Italy, although here on Lake Garda the tourists clear out for the winter. I didn’t mind the crowds. I don’t like crowds but I love Rome. Nothing gets in…

The A1 and A4. And I’ve been driving up and down both for 20 yrs. My guy and I just drove up and down the A1 on our latest trip to Rome. In between Bologna and Firenze they now ask if u prefer the panoramic or direct route – we chose direct because we want…