The Scottish Dancing Season Is Upon Us
Winter is well and truly upon us and unless you’re a particular fan of the cold, most of your hobbies will have moved indoors. And with the winter comes the […]
The Extremely Well-Travelled Mr. Bond on His Worldwide Globetrotting
It’s been almost 60 years since the birth of the character James Bond in Ian Fleming’s first novel Casino Royale. Since then he’s travelled to absolutely everywhere you can […]
The First Month’s Salary
So you’ve done all the hard work and finally said goodbye to application forms and pre-interview nerves. You’ve got the job and you’ve even survived the first month. We’re […]
Postcard of the Week: Athens
The Parthenon in the Acropolis in Athens conjures up images of the Ancient Greek Gods and all their crazy exploits. The word ‘acropolis’ in Greek means ‘high city’ and there […]
How Well-Travelled Are You?
How well-travelled are you? The map above shows in green the 57 countries I’ve visited (if I counted the UK correctly as 4 separate countries, it would actually amount to […]
Postcard of the Week: Oxford
Baptised the “city of dreaming spires” by the poet Matthew Arnold, Oxford is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and charming cities in Great Britain. Its outstanding architecture and […]
Postcard of the Week: Valle d’Aosta
The Italian region of Valle d’Aosta, also known as the Aosta Valley, borders France to the west and Switzerland to the north. France and Italy share the Mont Blanc (or […]
Strolling through Modena
A stroll through Modena, Italy, in May 2012. Taking in some of the iconic places in the city, such as a Spritz cocktail and aperitivi at Caffè Concerto in […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 