Valencia: to the seaside!
I arrived in Madrid almost three months ago, but since then I’ve actually done more travelling outside of Spain than in it. Two weekends ago this changed as I […]
Postcard of the Week: Valencia
The weekend before Easter my uni friend Sarah came to visit me in Madrid and after a few days of sightseeing there we headed on the […]
Postcard of the Week: Bath
Bath is a small, ancient Roman city set in a beautiful, green valley in rural Somerset. It’s high on the hotlist for foreign visitors to Great Britain and thanks […]
Postcard of the Week: Toledo
The UNESCO World Heritage site and medieval city of Toledo, perched high atop a hill in Castile-La Mancha, is only a 30-minute train away from the centre of Madrid […]
Our Skiing Holiday in Morzine! (“Just Remember to Breathe”)
Bright white powder snow glistening in the sunlight, steaming sweet vin chaud, jacuzzi and sauna sessions at the end of a long day’s skiing and delicious gourmet 4-course meals each […]
Partying at Carnival in Italy
Carnival, taking place late-February / early-March each year all across Catholic nations such as Brazil, Italy and Spain, draws huge crowds and understandably a big pull […]
How to Spend a Weekend in Padua (and Why I’m Dying to Move Back to Italy!)
If you saw my Postcard of the Week on Monday then you’ll already know that I spent last weekend sauntering around the Italian city of Padua (Padova in Italian). […]
Postcard of the Week: Padua, Italy
After almost a year without visiting Italy, last weekend I found myself back in my favourite country, in the charming city of Padua. I was one […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 