Italy

The first time we came to Italy I couldn't wait to get out of there. It was hot, dirty and we got ripped off everywhere we went - and the people, so rude...

I'm caught, stuck. I know I should be ordering a salad roll, something healthy for lunch, but the cakes here look so good. Florentines, cream-filled buns...

It's been 10 years since we've been to Venice. Back then we were struggling young backpackers. We bought our bread rolls in the supermarket...

The rain is teeming down and we're stuck, holed up in the souvenir shop at the Roman Forum. We've already seen the Colosseum, spent the morning wandering...

We've all seen those images of Tuscany - you know the ones. Emerald green mountains, mist rolling across vineyards and medieval walled cities...

We finally made it to the very reason we had decided to come to this part of the world - Chamonix. It's fair to say we were not disappointed...

In this edition of You've been Where our travel expert Hazel takes us on a tour of Italy where she is serenaded on a gondola in Venice and tries the sweet delights in Florence...