Shopping Archives – Jan Fuscoe - Award-winning Writer & Photographer https://www.janfuscoe.com/tag/shopping/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:51:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://www.janfuscoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/favicon2.png Shopping Archives – Jan Fuscoe - Award-winning Writer & Photographer https://www.janfuscoe.com/tag/shopping/ 32 32 172376967 Christmas markets https://www.janfuscoe.com/christmas-markets/ https://www.janfuscoe.com/christmas-markets/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:20:36 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?p=7113 Listed below (thanks to the Italian Tourist Board) are some of the most interesting Christmas markets in Italy. Naple’s San Gregorio Armeno is one of the best, and is open all year. Via San Gregorio Armeno is an entire street of workshops where you’ll find hand-carved nativity scenes, known as presepe. The wood-carving has been…

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]]> https://www.janfuscoe.com/christmas-markets/feed/ 0 7113 Devon https://www.janfuscoe.com/devon/ https://www.janfuscoe.com/devon/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2015 07:42:01 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?p=3543 On my latest visit to Devon I discovered a vibrant craft scene that includes ceramics, blacksmithing, and glass-blowing, along with an incredible range of food and drinks. Read about Devon’s quality wine, beer and gin, organic edible flowers, jams, fresh fish and chilli, in my article for ‘Discovering Devonshire Delights’ for Foodtripper. Some of the…

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]]> https://www.janfuscoe.com/devon/feed/ 0 3543 Morocco https://www.janfuscoe.com/ten-things-to-do-in-morocco/ https://www.janfuscoe.com/ten-things-to-do-in-morocco/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2015 07:25:24 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?p=3527 Casablanca  Or Dar El Beida in Arabic, means  ‘white house’ – a reference to the low-rise white-painted buildings that cover the landscape. But it’s a much-changed landscape today. The biggest city in Morocco is the busiest port in North Africa, a techno city decorated with hoardings advertising Samsung, Galaxy, Zara and Uniqlo… Markets in Morocco…

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]]> https://www.janfuscoe.com/milan-expo-2015/feed/ 0 3523 Unpackaged https://www.janfuscoe.com/unpackaged/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:44:12 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?p=1977 UPDATE: UNPACKAGED CLOSED ITS HACKNEY BRANCH IN 2013, BUT OTHER PREMISES CAN BE FOUND IS ISLINGON AND MUSWELL HILL. FIND OUT MORE HERE Saturday, December 15, 2012 It was a shame that Unpackaged had to leave its little premises in the Old Dairy in Islington, but here in Hackney, we’re delighted – on so many…

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]]> 1977 The 10 best things to do on the island of Capri https://www.janfuscoe.com/the-10-best-things-to-do-on-the-island-of-capri/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:11:03 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?p=1777 Capri is a mere half-hour’s ferry or hydrofoil ride away from Naples. The island is synonymous with stars, style, and impossible glamour but, away from the Piazzetta, it’s also a place of stunning natural beauty and calm. Charles Dickens once wrote ‘In no place on earth are there so many opportunities for delicious peace and…

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]]> 1777 Faroe Islands https://www.janfuscoe.com/faroe-islands/ Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:00:36 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?page_id=899 The Faroes – a group of 18 islands located in the Norwegian Atlantic – are halfway between Scotland and Iceland. I'd heard of them, of course; I'm a Radio 4 listener, fan of the arcane Shipping Forecast

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]]> 899 Milan . Things to do, places to stay, where to eat https://www.janfuscoe.com/milan/ Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:40:53 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?page_id=786 Read my 10-page feature on Milan’s Expo here (Fifth Chukker, 2015). The second-largest city in Italy is renowned for its designers, the Duomo, Museo del Novecento, and for its proximity to the beautiful lakes. If you’d like an article written on Milan’s hotels, restaurants, or the surrounding area – including Bergamo and the Lakes – please contact…

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]]> 786 Capri . Things to do, places to stay, where to eat https://www.janfuscoe.com/capri/ Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:35:15 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?page_id=122 Here’s a piece I wrote for Traveldudes of the best things to do on the island of Capri. If you’d like an article written, or a review of a particular hotel, restaurant or activity, please contact me.   The lure of Capri… Sex and glamour Jackie Onassis, Tiberius, Capri pants – the island of Capri is synonymous…

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]]> 122 Sorrento https://www.janfuscoe.com/sorrento/ Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:34:30 +0000 https://www.janfuscoe.com/?page_id=120 I wrote an article on the best things to do in Sorrento, for Flydoscope. Click here for my 10 Best Hotels in Sorrento, compiled for Time Out. Read my blog about the ‘Land of the Sirens’ here. If you’d like an article written, or a review of a particular hotel, restaurant, activity, please contact me.

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