Tales of married women
It’s time for this month’s chain of reading, set off by Kate’s Six Degrees of Separation, in which we are invited to build a chain of 6 books where each […]
Salut! from Barcelona
The Catalans have been producing wine for over 2,00 years, much to the delight of the Romans and everyone who has come along since. I enjoyed this refreshing (and reflecting) […]
Vintage Safari
“There we were, the three of us, wanting to congratulate, wanting to be good sports about this rhino whose smaller horn was longer than our big one, this huge, tear-eyed marvel […]
Marseille is in my Heart
“Marseille is, and always has been, the port of exiles, of Mediterranean exiles, of exiles from our former colonial routes, too. Here, whoever disembarks in the port is inevitably at […]
Top 10 Books on my Istanbul Travel Reading List
I love to read a selection of books based on […]
Madrid with your Dog
“You can sit here for breakfast or have a snack at any time…there are great examples of street art on the walls… and dogs are welcome at Gorila Cafe Bar, […]
Botswana Time by Will Randall
“I speak of Africa and golden joys – Henry IV, Part 2, Act 5, Scene 3.” So quotes one of the characters early on in this book. A perfect quote […]
Mrs Harris Goes to Moscow by Paul Gallico
Written in 1974, this fun and charming book captures perfectly the tourist’s experience of Moscow of the 1970s. The ebullient Mrs Harris journeys to Moscow on an errand of love, […]
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
“The dying actress … wavered a moment in the boat’s stern, then extended a slender hand to grip the mahogany railing … All around her, shards of sunlight broke on […]
Travel with Intent 