How to spend 24 hours in Cardiff
How to make the most of attractive Welsh City of Cardiff in 24 hours
Travel bites: a family weekend on the Kent coast
Or how to pretend you’re on holiday during a pandemic Last time I was away from London, it was cold, the snow was falling in southern Italy, I was commuting to my place of work in the City and I was planning to meet friends for dinner once a week or so. That’s a lifetime ago, isnt it? Early March. When – upon going to visit my family for a weekend – I was made to feel quite uncomfortable being…
Visiting Manhattan: Flatiron, West Village and the High Line
I am a little bit in love with NYC. It is different, exciting, easy to criticise and compare to London, full of things to try and do. Spending a few days here in November and again in April has made me fall in love once more, and I am now longing to be back and walk through the streets of Manhattan pretending I live here for a while. It is hard to come up with anything original about the city,…
Easter weekend in Bruges, Flanders
“There’s never been a classic movie made in Bruges until now. (In Bruges, 2008) Since the summer’s long way down and back, I love using our car for long or short car trips. We can take the dog, we can explore and avoid airport queues. For Easter this year, we opted to cross the channel again, and spend a couple of days in the historic town of Bruges. I had only visited for a few hours many years ago, and…
#TheLongWayHome part 2 – Going back
Day 1: Barletta – Silvi – Spello – Assisi, 490km All good things must come to an end, or so they say. It was time to come back to Blighty for the last leg of our summer road trip. We packed up and left a sunny Barletta on a monday morning, hitting the motorway almost immediately, still surrounded by olive groves, bright sun shining above us and the Adriatic sea a constant and distant companion to our right. Motorway…