At last!  I’ve finally succumbed to image overload, and will start sharing with you all these wonderful snaps I take during  my photography & filming adventures, here in the medieval villages … Read More

Collodi is best known for the author of the ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ Carlo Collodi. From the splendid facade of villa Garzoni, step filled streets wind through the steeply rising 12th … Read More

The frst mention of San Quirico village dates back to the 10th century when its church was documented. During the medieval period its inhabitants had a long and bloodied fight … Read More

An abandoned village in Pescia, Pistoia Here I take a walk up to Lignana to check out its remains.  The river Pescia flows through the foothills of the Apennine mountains in … Read More

Inspiring happiness in people through pictures and books PHOTOGRAPHER AND PUBLISHERSUSANHESLINGTONLEARN MORE CREATED WITHPASSIONSHARED WITH LOVEVIEW PRODUCTS From charming to alarming,follow Susan’s adventuresas an English photographer and motherliving in the … Read More

In Hollywood, its expensive and timely to pull off this sort of stunt. However, here in this peaceful medieval village of Sorana, all this Renault Megane driver needed to do … Read More

  Its wonderful to see creative people inspiring one another, resulting in some of the most stunning of works.   So when Scott stafstrom, visual artist, muralist and sculptor requested my photos … Read More

Who hasn’t dreamed at least once of running off to a foreign country and starting a new life? Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) did exactly that in this lighthearted drama showered … Read More

The Puccini family home, now a museum is located in the hill-top village of Celle dei Puccini, Pescaglia, in the province of Lucca.  The museum is free to enter (donations … Read More