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Author: Janet Simmonds

Tour guide, travel writer, travel company owner - specialising in unique and exceptional journeys in Italy, Alps, France, Switzerland and British Isles.

A tiny house in Odenwald — Lucinda Jane Simmonds

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time less than 1 minute

Capable Women greece It's important to think

Hidden corners of Athens

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 14 minutes

Marche, Italy searching for italy Thoughts from Abroad

Senigallia – 10 reasons to visit!

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 15 minutes

Bizarre History Italy Thoughts from Abroad

Trieste – Miramare Castle and Maximilian

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 11 minutes

Venice by boat….

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 12 minutes

Thoughts from Abroad Venice

San Giorgio Maggiore

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 8 minutes

A Year in Venice It's important to think Venice

Venice – happy to be back…

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 10 minutes

Italy Tales from Italy Thoughts from Abroad

Senigallia, Italy – summer is here…

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 13 minutes

It's important to think la venessiana Venice

The Roses of Venice

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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Thoughts from Abroad

Trieste – Italy

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 18 minutes

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Janet Simmonds (nee Panagakis) is a British-born tour guide, writer and company director. Born in Liverpool with a slightly Greek grand-father and a very Greek great grand-father she has a special affinity with the Mediterranean, especially Italy and Greece. Trained as a Geographer and Art Historian at the Universities of Oxford and Manchester, Janet has spent most of her adult life running specialist travel companies and travelling extensively. Several times a year she leads small groups to different parts of the Mediterranean. She writes about her travels and observations.

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My lovely Herdwick handbag accompanys me loyally on my travels. Currently in Venice where the Herdwick Bag insisted on popping into The Gritti, favoured haunt of Hemingway. The bag has brilliant taste, The Gritti is right on the Grand Canal. For the full story https://wp.me/p5eFNn-22p #Herdwick #tweed #herdwicktweed #lakedistrict #Sawrey #beatrixpotter

It’s all go in Venice this morning. Sunshine, boats, last days of summer. #Venezia #Venice #bellezza

Venezia - Canale Grande - Sunday morning……#venice #venezia #lagoon #grandcanal #domenica

From the north to the south con amore @larosaworkssicily @maryguerzoni @venezia1600_official #grandtourist #larosaworkssicily #educatedtraveller #quality #competence #expert #experiences #searchingforitaly

Exquisite Venice - I feel a luxury hidden places of Venice trip coming on….wonderful to be back….

Rediscover Florence, Pistoia and other towns in Tuscany with the fabulous wine windows ‘bucchette di vino’ as your guide. These small doors or windows were used centuries ago to sell wine to passers by. Many of the palaces in the centre of Florence owned vineyards in the countryside. They’d sell wine to neighbours and locals direct from the wine cellar through this small window. Last year restrictions on movement (because of COVID) led to a reopening of the wine windows as a way of serving wine and observing social distancing at the same time. #bucchettedelvino #firenze #toscana #slowtravel #seeing #noticing #appreciating #buythebook #grandtourist #expertitaly #educatedtraveller

Trieste and Miramare - starting to prepare for an April trip to north-east Italy. Starting in Trieste (port city and border town) then moving on to Venice for an in-depth set of events with local artisans; paper-maker, mask maker, jewellery creators, fabric weavers and art restoration experts. The history of this area is wonderful - Trieste was an Austrian city for hundreds of years. The coffee culture is simple to Vienna. The coffee houses are often book shops too. James Joyce loved it here and the ideas of Sigmund Freud were popular here too. Spectacular art, fascinating history and a good ol’ dollop of Habsburg history for good measure! Check link in bio for full article. #Trieste #Venice #hapsburgs #Miramare #artisans #history #discovery

1598 #Palmanova fortress city, star-shaped built by Venetians to keep Austro-Hungarian Empire at bay - 70 miles NE of #Venice. Territory of flat plains just a few miles before the mountains. This was close to #lsonzo front during WW1 #Hemingway was an ambulance driver here #FVG #history #isonzofront #isonzo #julianalps

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