Around 10million self-taking tourists cram into Rome’s streets and around its ancient sites each year. But it wasn’t always so. These fascinating vintage pictures taken in 1956 show a far less hectic Eternal City. The black-and-white snaps were captured by photographer Allan Hailstone, from Coventry, on a trip to Rome as a schoolboy in August … Read more
Eight-foot-deep sinkhole opens in Rome revealing ancient paving stones used in the streets around the Pantheon dating back to 27BC A massive sinkhole opened on a street outside the Pantheon in Rome The hole revealed several ancient paving stones dating to 27BC Sinkholes are a common occurrence in Rome, with 100 documented in 2019 By … Read more
Arguably the rarest, most-elegant and coolest police car of all time is now up for sale. The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE Series II, one of two used by the Italian Polizia in the 1960s, has been made available to well-heeled collectors who can afford to splash out around seven figures on an iconic cop car. … Read more
Q I’m planning a nostalgia trip to Sydney, from where I hope to take a short cruise, in a small ship, to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’s capital, where I used to live. Can you help? Edward Mitchell, Bournemouth. Not easy, I’m afraid. Some cruise liners feature Papua New Guinea, but they are usually long … Read more