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Paestum and the Grand Tour

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 23 minutes
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Global Supper

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 6 minutes
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Artist Carl Spitzweg shows that art can make you laugh…

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 11 minutes
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The best chocolate in Italy

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 6 minutes
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The Soane – my favourite London museum

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 11 minutes
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History of the Grand Tour 

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 22 minutes
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Paestum – Greek Temples, Tomb Paintings & Ristorante Nettuno 

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 14 minutes
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Discovering the Lagoon of Venice with Grand Tourist @educatedtraveller everything starts with a map - maps of Italy, maps of mountains, maps of coastlines, always maps….. The Guggenheim, Venice is getting ready for ‘The Making of a Collector’ exhibition opening 25th April. The focus is on Peggy’s gallery in Cork St, London 1938-39 ’ w/ the highly competent curator Grazina Subelyte at the helm it’ll be a goody!  Details in bio! wp.me/p5eFNn-atG Peggy Guggenheim - The Making of a Collector opens on 25th April in Venice A day in the library reading about Trieste and Italian literature - loving Micol Brusaferro and Chiara Gily on the differences between Triestini and Napoletani - adoro la scrittura di Chiara Gily - Napoletana ma abita a Trieste. Lei ha un nuovo libro adesso - non vedo l’ora di leggerlo ‘Aspettami al Caffè Napoli’ al’ ombra di Pino Daniele….. sono un po’ behind the times qui in Inghilterra! Ozymandias - A poem by Shelley - well worth a careful read Getting ready for the Venice Biennale - opening on Saturday, 9th May, 2026 The power of words fm heroic Byron,
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Follow the adventures of Sophfronia and Janet - next up Winter Residency, Venice - January, 2027

Janet and Lucy hard at work in Venice! Maybe in 2026 a bit of Biennale 2026 or Byron in Venice

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Happy Travels! From Janet, Bilge & Lucy xxx

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