Our new book, 'Ghosts of the Belle Époque: The History of the Grand Hôtel et des Palmes, Palermo', has just been released by Bloomsbury (I B Tauris Imprint)....

This will be the cover of our new book (released in April 2020), Ghosts of the Belle Époque: The History of the Grand Hôtel et des Palmes, Palermo. Here is s...

Andy's translation of Alejandro Luque's Borges in Sicily: Journey with a Blind Guide is now available in paperback. Here are the details from the publisher's...

We have spent the summer researching and writing for our new project, Grand Hotel Palermo: Ghosts of the Belle Epoque. The book will focus on the history of ...

This autumn our new book, His Master's Reflection: Travels with John Polidori, Lord Byron’s Doctor and Author of The Vampyre, will be released by SAP (Sussex...

Andy's translation of Borges in Sicily by Alejandro Luque released 16th October by  Haus Publishing. In 1984, an aging Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentinean wri...

Andy recently penned an article for weather2travel. Here's the intro. Click the link to read more. Photo by David Caparrós Lorenzo Almería is a city whose hi...

We have recently set up an Instagram account and will be posting the quirky, note-worthy, esoteric and literary from our travels. Here is our Instagram page:...

We are currently writing about the intertwined lives of poet, Lord Byron, and his young Anglo-Italian doctor, John Polidori. They shared the famous summer of...

We have been writing for the Times of Sicily website since its inception. After 5 years of an increasing and continuing online presence, the Times of Sicily ...

As of 30th September, 2016, our new literary guide published by I B Tauris will be available. Taking the eight provinces of Andalucía, a chapter at a time, w...

As the nights drawn in towards the autumn of 2015, we are happy to say that we're approaching the conclusion of our first draft of Andalucía: A Literary Guid...

Via Butera seen from the Chain Wall. The left-hand end of this row of stately houses contains Lampedusa's former residence, the Palazzo Lanza Tomasi, and the...

The Alhambra Palace in Granada is justly famed for its wonderful architecture, standing out as the best preserved Moorish palace complex in Europe. The Nasri...

Andy's translation of Alejandro Luque's The Sicilian Defence has just been released (30/06/14) by the publisher, Kadalu. It is a compilation of eight storie...

As from 30th March 2014, our book, Sicily: A Literary Guide for Travellers (9781780767949), will be available in bookshops and from online retailers like Ama...

Our initial idea was to post some photographs of literary figures or characters portrayed in statue or sculpture throughout Sicily. We have decided to widen...

Sicilian wine has an increasingly good reputation, as evidenced by Robert Camuto’s excellent book, Palmento. In fact, his text provides an interesting guide ...

Driving around Sicily it's impossible not to notice the abundance of beautiful flora, especially in the spring, although each season has its own natural char...

Commissario Montalbano is a devotee of Sicilian cooking; the regional, earthy sort still practised, mercifully, by households and restaurants the length and ...