Chatham House
There’s an interesting story behind this door: Named after this house is the Chatham House Rule, used around the world to ensure free and open debate. The rule reads as follows: When a meeting, […]
Castles in the Air
The famous Castellers de Vilafranca, els Verds (the Greens), were in London in April 2013 to celebrate Saint George’s day and demonstrate their gravity-defying human towers. I came across them […]
Love and Luck in Japan
At Japanese temples it is common to see racks of hand-inscribed votive plaques, or “ema” (絵馬). This is wishing Japanes style; the plaques could be asking for anything from a […]
Up High in Catalonia
In Catalonia, they love building castles. Human ones. This is particularly popular at festival time. Go to any Catalonian town’s festival amd there’ll be a passionately fought competition between the […]
Travel with Intent 