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. […]
Video Diary of 2013 Travels with The Well-Travelled Postcard
Last year in 2013 I travelled to 3 continents, 11 countries and 17 cities, covering a total of 64,818 km. In that time I collected so much video footage […]
The Top 10 Highlights of my DTour across North America!
Now that I’m back in London struggling to come to terms with reality after my whirlwind DTour of North America, I’ve been catching up with friends and family after […]
International Education Week 2013 and my interview as part of the Language Launchpad
This week, 18-24th November 2013, is British Council’s International Education Week and throughout the week they aim to “promote the importance of an international dimension to primary and secondary […]
The incredible Inspector Montalbano returns to the BBC this autumn
“Montalbano sono!” One of my favourite phrases in the Italian language. I am very pleased to have just found out that Inspector Montalbano, a TV series about a Sicilian […]
The DTour of a Lifetime: a coast-to-coast trip across North America with DoubleTree by Hilton!
The prize: a coast-to-coast trip across North America! I’ve received some fantastic news – I’ve been chosen as one of six DTourists to travel the world with DoubleTree by Hilton! […]
Rick Meriki’s incredible videos: MOVE, EAT, LEARN
I simply adore this trio of videos by Rick Mereki! I claim no credit for these whatsoever but they are incredible and worth sharing with you all. The first […]
My Upcoming Trip to South Africa to Attend One Young World
One Young World is an annual summit where around 1,300 young leaders from 190 countries gather to discuss the most pressing global issues and to develop new solutions to these […]
Strolling through Milan
Here’s a quick snapshot of my long weekend in Milan at the end of April, which is the next in my ‘Strolling through …’ series, following in the footsteps of […]
Around the World in 102 Minutes
Have you ever been sitting in a cinema and become so involved in the plot that you literally believe you are an extra character in the film? Only to be […]
Strolling along the Thames
A stroll along the Thames path on New Year’s Day 2013. Having grown up always near to the coast I have a special connection with water, and hence one […]
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 […]
