‘Tales of Two Cities’ Competition: And the winner is…
Back on the 8th July I published a blog post about the Travel Writing Competition: ‘Tales of Two Cities’ run by the luxury travel experts at Black Tomato. It […]
Tapas and Rioja Wine anyone?
London is such a fantastically multicultural city (over 1/3 of London residents were born in a foreign country) and as such is always full of interesting events and festivals […]
Why You Should Learn… English
Following on from my post last week about learning Spanish, here’s the third post in my series on the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. No. 3: English […]
Swanning around the four fashion capitals of the world (aka Fashion Month)
Twice a year, the VIPs of the fashion world get to go on a month-long trip around the world, all in the name of work. At the moment they’re nearing […]
Postcard of the Week: The Orient Express
These are in fact two separate postcards, both from a series of six posters by Pierre Fix-Masseau (1905-1994) in the style of the 1920s. He was the last of […]
Postcard of the Week: Land’s End
This postcard comes from Land’s End, a well-known place to us Brits, as it marks the most southwestward spot of mainland Britain, where the land literally ends. Just offshore […]
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 […]
Postcard of the Week: Brighton
Brighton possesses all of the trademarks of a city that’s past its glory days. Its grand Victorian townhouses overlooking the sea are dirty and desperately in need of a new […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 