FLASHBACK TO TUSCANY
I'm playing catch up with my posting and coming across lots of words that I haven't posted. With Italy on my mind, as I am heading there in ten days,…
ITALY’S NEWEST THEMED HOTEL
And you'll never guess where it is! Verona and street art might not be the most obvious of bedfellows as most of the city focusses on the romance of Romeo…
THE ALLURE OF SAINT LUCIA
I love Saint Lucia, the magical Pitons and ocean are the perfect combo of adventure and relaxation for me. However, on this visit, I managed to combine it with a…
THE MARRAKECH ART SCENE
I love Marrakech and I love contemporary art, so a hotel and African Art Week that combined the two was right up my street. I visited the stunning design-hotel IZZA…
WHY MADEIRA SHOULD BE ON YOUR RADAR FOR SPRING BREAK
I've written several travel features for the Scottish Times, and I'm delighted to announce they also get published on The Times website... alas you can't read without a subscription, but…
TARTU:WHERE OLD AND NEW COMBINE
I was commissioned to write a second piece on Estonia for the Sunday Post.. who knew you you could get so much from such a small country? And I loved…
GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS IN ESTONIA
My long lost relatives hail from Tallinn, but I wasn't there for a family reunion, I was there to discover the culture and arts, oh, with a few saunas, ice…
HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF ARENAL IN COSTA RICA
It was my first time in Costa Rica, and it certainly won't be my last as this beautiful country has so much to see! From surfing in the south to…
IZZA hotel
ART IN THE MEDINA AT IZZA
Marrakech is always a good idea! Every time I visit, I fall in love a little bit more....so when I was invited to Africa Art Week AND stay at the…