Postcard of the Week: Ireland

           The 2014 summit of One Young World was held in Dublin a few weeks ago (read my pre-OYW blog post here). It was actually my […]

Postcard of the Week: Istanbul

         For 2 or so years of my childhood, my sister and I had an au pair from Istanbul. Over the years we had several au pairs, […]

Postcard of the Week: Dorset

        The mysterious castle shrouded in mist in this postcard is Corfe Castle, in the Purbeck Countryside in Dorset. A few weekends ago I popped down to […]

Art: Batuan Style Painting from Bali

         In May, during our trip to Bali, we spent three nights in the jungle near Ubud, the cultural centre of the island now famous for its role in the […]

Postcard of the Week: Vienna

         This week’s postcard from Vienna comes courtesy of my lovely former housemate and fellow italophile Jess. We first met while au pairing near Rome in between […]