When a plane lands at St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport in the Caribbean you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve unwittingly stumbled across a film…
Destinations
The Amelie Tour de Paris
Now before you get excited, allow me to confess: I made this tour up. That doesn’t mean it is any less spectacular, just that you won’t be able to do it with a tour guide. Without…
What to love about Montmartre, Paris
If you’re planning a trip to Paris – even the most fleeting, 20-hours-between-travels trip, like we just did – you have to go to Montmartre. Scratch that – you have to stay…
The World’s Top 10 City Skylines
Is there anything better than to fly over a city and to catch a glimpse of its magnificent skyline? Choosing the 10 greatest skylines is of course highly subjective, yet…
The Book Shop: Scotland’s favourite bookstore
Wigtown is Scotland’s book town, home to more bookstores than any other town in Scotland (more than a dozen). And The Book Shop is Wigtown’s favourite bookstore (or perhaps…
Abruzzo: a taste of coastal Italy
This year I went to Italy for the first time, and as well as going to Rome and Milan, we found ourselves in Abruzzo, on the coast of Italy. More specifically, we found ourselves…
