Travelling can be stressful enough, but travelling on a tight budget can sometimes feel as if you’re growing new grey hairs for your efforts in keeping costs down. From deciding where to go (there are just so many places to…
Ile de Ré in the Charente-Maritime region is a small island just off the western coast of France, and not far from the city of La Rochelle. The chic island has been likened to the Hamptons in the US and…
La Rochelle is a coastal city, rich in both architectural and maritime history, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. For visitors not far from the region, such as from the UK, it’s a fantastic destination for a quick weekend trip…
Tuesday Riddell is an artist I’ve followed on Instagram for many years, and recently I had the pleasure of visiting her solo exhibition at London’s Messums Gallery. Through the Brambles features themes fans of Riddell’s work will already be familiar…
Oxford, England is a city dominated by its renowned university, the oldest in the world, which draws in thousands of people alone. But the city of dreaming spires has much to offer the flâneur beyond its honey-stoned colleges, and is…