Firenze
Florence in two or three words… not counting the backstory.
Read MoreOn being in Assisi
Where the faithless question the unfaithful.
Read MoreBlood has a song
We went to Hartley to find Will’s grave. I expected we’d find him resting there along with the many white settlers and their children who lived and died in the area during the 1800s.
Read MoreHeldenplatz, Vienna
The hare with amber eyes: a tiny thing with immense narrative power.
Read MoreVon Himmel Auf Erden
We laughed, we cried, applauded loudly. It ended with a sublime version of Silent Night.
Read MoreThe Zelen Consortium
If you don’t hear from me again, you know I’ve joined the Zelen Consortium.
Read MoreFor whom the oars row
The oarsmen are like Venice’s gondoliers. They’ve seen it all before.
Read MoreOtočec, Slovenia
Snowflakes add the finishing touch to this Slovenian fairytale.
Read MoreThe Santas of Zagreb
Has Leavensworth stolen Zagreb’s Christmas shine?
Read MoreEasy Rider, McClaren Vale
Something happened in a McLaren Vale tasting room on the second weekend of Spring.
Read MoreSunrise, Stockholm
Dawn walk in Stockholm, time to watch the sunrise and colours come to life.
Read MoreStockholm, 11 on the dial
Note to self: this is where I’m coming back to write my book. It’s set in a white-washed farmhouse with an old stone well and gnarled plum trees.
Read MoreBarefoot Scandi chic
A handful of pushbikes wait out front of Hotel Stelor for whoever wants to ride them - no locks necessary.
Read MoreMedieval Visby
It was once a Viking stronghold. Now it’s northern Europe’s best-preserved medieval city. Welcome to Visby, on the island of Gotland, surrounded by the Baltic Sea.
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