“Despite everything he’s suffered he can still look at life in the most uncomplicated way. I’ve never known that kind of faith. It makes me so sad that people like Kostas who have lost everything […]
Crete, Greece: Love in the Time of Corona
Greenland: Taking The Leap Of Faith
“I wanted to tell you, that song “Major Tom” and that beard guy (Walter’s boss), he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. That song is about courage and going into the unknown.” – […]
Iceland: Challenge Accepted!
“Emotions weren’t created to just lie around. You should experience things to the full. I’ve got a sense of the clock ticking. We have to feel all those things to the maximum. Like, […]
Revisiting England: My First English Christmas!
“I’m happy quite a lot of the time. I’ve done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I’d be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable.” – Robert Smith (lead member […]
Wales, UK: The Christmas We Grew Up In
“The older you get, the more you find yourself looking for things you used to see and liked when you were younger.” – Jonathan Pryce (Tony and Olivier awardee from Wales) My husband […]
Dublin, Ireland: Making Your Dreams Happen
“Idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It’s very real. It’s very […]
Monaco & The French Riviera (Côte d’Azur): Sisterhood of the Travelling Bride-To-Be
“When at last I took the time to look into the heart of a flower, it opened up a whole new world; a world where every country walk would be an adventure, where […]
Revisiting Midi-Pyreneés: Sarlat-la-Cañeda & Rocamadour
You can deliver yourselves if you try, not by taking action, but merely by willing to be free.” – Étienne de La Boétie (author from Sarlat-la-Cañeda) We only booked a train from Barcelona going […]
Revisiting Barcelona: Primavera Music Festival!
“I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.” – Thom Yorke (Radiohead) Last year (2016) was a bit tough in Dubai (or perhaps just to Laurie and I […]
Barcelona: Imperfectly Perfect
“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” -Salvador Dali (a Catalan surrealist artist) At first, I wasn’t so keen on visiting Barcelona, especially alone. I have heard so many first […]