A Long Summer Weekend in Paris
Last July, a whole 12 months ago, I spent a long weekend in Paris with my mother. It has taken me 12 long months to get round to finishing […]
Postcard of the Week: the Sorolla Art Museum in Madrid
One thing Madrid does have in abundance is art. It has three world-class art museums, the Prado, the Reina Sofia and the Thyssen-Bornemisza, containing some of the world’s best-known […]
Guest Post: My Experience of Teaching Abroad in Rome as a British Council Comenius Assistant
Settit Beyene has just spent a year living and working in Rome as part of the British Council’s Comenius Assistantship programme. It bears similarities to the better-known Language Assistant […]
Exploring the real, authentic, #NoFilter Madrid
A couple of weeks ago I wrote this blog post ‘Postcard of the Week: New York City (and musings on photo-editing and appreciating the here and now)‘ which should have […]
Postcard of the Week: Porto, Portugal
Last weekend myself and my aunt Caroline (the one with the really successful career in the travel & ski industry) hopped over the border from Spain to Portugal by […]
How to Fly to Asia in Style with Cathay Pacific: Review of Cathay Pacific Premium Economy and the Lounges in Heathrow and Hong Kong Airports
The other day I published my last blog post on our trip to Hong Kong & Bali in May. Somehow an entire month has already passed since Imy and I […]
Monkeys, the Jungle and Balinese Culture in Ubud
Our trip to Asia in May was split into three parts. Firstly, sightseeing in the hectic metropolis of Hong Kong. Secondly, relaxing by idyllic beaches on the south-east coast of […]
Postcard of the Week: Segovia
Segovia is just 30 minutes away from Madrid on a high-speed train, making it a perfect daytrip out of the city, and as it sits beyond the Sierra the […]
Being treated like royalty at the luxurious Samabe Resort in Bali
After 4 nights in Hong Kong and 5 nights in Bali, we moved onto hotel no.5 (of 6). And oh my god it was mind-blowing… The 5* Samabe Resort […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 