Memories come flooding back when Susan Buckland revisits a city of grace and grandeur.

Genoa's picturesque harbour is a gateway to the Mediterranean. Photo / Thinkstock
In student days when skint budgets and mad attempts to explore great cities in half a day were the norm, my friend and I got lost in Genoa. It was in the warren of lanes in the old
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San Diego's Balboa Park. Photo / Thinkstock
Balboa Park Garden, San Diego
1549 El Prado, San Diego.
Balboa Park, with its views over the Pacific Ocean, was established in 1901. In 1915 the gardens hosted the Panama-California Exposition, adding a Japanese friendship garden. Another exhibition in 1935 led to more buildings and garden designs. Other
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