The Solitary Walker

New Year Poised between past and future Between alpha and omega Between failure and fear of failure I rub the almond that we’d picke...

So now it's vale Agrigento and its bougainvillea gardens ... ... its ancient olive trees ... ... its catacombs ... ... and its dry, sand...

Strung out along a ridge facing the sea, its series of Doric temples are the most captivating of Sicilian Greek remains and are unique outsi...

It took the best part of a day to travel by slow, provincial train from Noto to Agrigento. Worse still I had a hangover, as it had been my ...