Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. You can follow Deborah on X and Instagram.
Italy’s reputation for opulent design is being questioned by tourists faced with an “underwhelming” replacement for one of the country’s most iconic sights. Many historic attractions […]
Venice’s controversial “entry fee” for daytrippers is coming back with a vengeance in 2025, applicable on more days than in 2024, and with a higher price […]
In a self-defeating protest about the negative effects of overtourism, an ancient rock in the Dolomites, in northeastern Italy, has been graffitied with an anti-tourism slogan. “Tourists […]
Italy’s beaches are world famous for their beauty and ever since the tourism boom in the fifties, business-minded Italians have been taking advantage of that. With […]
Ryanair has lost a years-long legal battle in Italy over charging people extra to book seats next to minors or passengers needing assistance. What’s the row […]
The island of Sicily, making the tip of Italy’s “boot”, is increasingly cracking down on sales of Mafia themed souvenirs, in a move to disassociate its […]
Ferragosto, celebrated yearly on 15 August, marks the height of the summer season in Italy, with many businesses shutting down and people heading to popular vacation […]
Around 5:00 am this morning, a superyacht anchored off the Sicilian coast encountered severe weather and sank. One of the people aboard has been confirmed dead […]
Italian officials are currently investigating a British tourist who was discovered defacing the Domus of the Vestals, located on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pompeii. The […]
Two billionaires’ superyachts collided off the cost of Naples, in Italy, on Wednesday, 22 July. The incident has only now come to light as the owner […]
Gondoliers in Venice, Italy have expressed concern about crowding on the historic city’s waterways due to the arrival of a new form of transport: Uber water […]
Florence locals are reacting with outrage following an incident involving an English-speaking tourist and a historical fountain. It is not the first time tourists are being […]