Tony Gates was born in England and now lives in South Australia. His working life has included merchant seaman and army service, personnel and training, tour leading and extensive personal travel.
His interests include fly-fishing, classical music, railways, writing, language, travel, history, theology and art.
He has long been in love with Italy and does not know how many times he has visited the Italian Peninsula.
Father of two adult sons and an adult daughter, he is married to his beloved Ruth.
Tony Gates has a love affair with Italy. This book shares the affair with you. He has visited Italy more times than he knows. He brings to this “unpacking” of Italy the experience of many years, enjoyment of its many cultures, fascination with the events which brought a united Italy into being, ...
