Review of the Oscar-winning Italian film ‘The Great Beauty’ (aka ‘La Grande Bellezza’)
An easy and extremely cheap way to travel vicariously is to let your television screen travel for you and immerse you in a foreign country, simply by watching a film. […]
Postcard of the Week: Seville
Before I arrived in Madrid earlier this year to work there for 6 months, I made a list of all the things I was looking forward to doing once I […]
How to Survive Christmas Shopping in London (While Getting Fit Too!)
I’ve got a confession to make – I don’t actually like shopping. Neither in real life nor online, I find shopping a bit tedious and avoid it at all costs, […]
Postcard of the Week: Arundel
Who doesn’t love a small market town in the English countryside adorned with a fairy-tale Medieval castle? No one, that’s who. Disney films throughout our early years […]
Once Upon a Time in Madrid (Seen through my Instagram)
After 6 months living in Madrid I’ve now been back in London for 4 months and I’m throwing myself back into life here. It’s so easy to get swept up […]
Postcard of the Week: the French Riviera
Aaaah, the French Rivera… Portrayed in films as a sort of Mecca for the rich and famous, as a paradise of elegance, opulence and beautiful sweeping […]
Where is your favourite spot to go sailing? For me it’s Italy.
I’ve got sailing on the brain at the moment. Firstly, I’ve just completed a 7-week evening class in London to get my RYA Day Skipper theory certificate (I’m pleased to […]
Postcard of the Week: English Cream Tea
Yum yum yum. For the uninitiated of you reading this, a Cream Tea is a meal of scones (correctly pronounced like ‘con’ rather than like ‘cone’) […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 