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Faces on the Street

Street artist Dirt Cobain is particularly well known for his works that feature the face of Sade, often just half a face in fact, but he does produce a wide variety […]

Up Close and Shiny

This week I got to spend a whole day, albeit grey and cold, wandering around Gothenburg.  I particularly enjoyed the streets of Haga, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city.  I’ll take you […]

Kiwi in Istanbul

  A colourful note: In 2003, to mark their 100th anniversary, Crayola asked the public to name four new colours and vote out four other shades.  Inch Worm was one of […]

Kiss Kiss

“The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr Linked to Life Imitates […]

Six Short, Seventh Long and Smoochy

Wondering where the smoochy bit comes from? – then listen to this perfect accompaniment: Seven Kisses soundtrack copyright Getty Images International, licensed to Travel with Intent, do not copy or re-use If […]

Vulnerable Kiss

In 1889, the French sculptor Auguste Rodin created the marble sculpture, known now as The Kiss.  It was originally named for the woman it depicts, Francesca da Rimini, the noblewoman from Dante’s Inferno, who falls in love […]