Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and 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. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.
An almost 2000-year-old imperial palazzo in Rome has been re-opened to tourists after a 50-year closure. Most visitors to Rome will not have been able to […]
In am unexpected decision, Venice and its famous lagoon have been excluded from UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is currently […]
Daytrippers to Venice, Italy, will be charged a tourism tax from spring 2024, the city council has announced, with details due to be confirmed later today. […]
As stories of tourists behaving badly continue to abound, CNN has analysed some of the reasons why Italy in particular seems to suffer moreincidents than other places. Sheer numbers? […]
In yet anther incident damaging Italy’s heritage this year, a German tourist looking to take a picture with the God of Seas, Neptune, climbed into a […]
Some of Europe’s most cherished wines, including the beloved Prosecco, are at risk of disappearing due to the impacts of climate change, according to a recent […]
A French tourist was arrested upon embarking a ferry to Nice from Porto Torres, in the northwest of the Italian island of Sardinia, after custom police […]
In what seems to be a series of unfortunate events for Italian landmarks this past summer, the 460-year-old Vasari Corridor, in Florence, has recently been vandalised […]
Italy is currently grappling a third scorching heatwave in two months, with the anticyclone Nero at the helm, prompting authorities to issue red heat alerts for […]
Rome’s historic Trevi Fountain has been breached by a tourist, in yet another incident of anti-social conduct by visitors to Italy. 1. In full view The […]
Thousands of travelers expected to fly to or from Sicily’s main airport in Catania have had their flights diverted or cancelled due to the eruption of […]
The Italian Cinque Terre region will soon be getting back one of its most famous hiking trails after a very lengthy renovation that started in 2012. […]