Wanderlust
Travel
Carnival
A lovely weekend, topped off by the Carnival – Europe’s largest and second only to Brazil (I am faithfully informed by the interwebs). The riots have meant that the carnival, much like London in recent weeks, was slightly more subdued than in the past. But good cheer, colourful costumes and fiery jerk chicken made for [...]
On a sunny afternoon in Barcelona
Your browser does not support the video tag
Merseyside
Welcome to Liverpool, home to the Beatles, scouse, a Tate and a football team that apparently never walks alone. One of this year’s European Capitals of Culture (the other being Stavanger in Norway), the city seemed to be gearing up for a summer influx of tourists with scaffolding everywhere and road works being undertaken in [...]
Moorish Escapades
My only knowledge of Morocco comes from the movie Casablanca, which I later learned wasn’t even shot there. Before we left, I had mental images of Oriental splendour and deep dark intrigues in narrow alleyways. I wasn’t disappointed. The Riad – A home away from home We spent most of the five days in Marrakech, [...]
A Whale of a Time!
Over long travels far and wide, I have come to the great realization that I am a city person. I love the huge metropoli, with their sky-high real estate prices and crowded streets. Ever so often… usually when I’m stuck in traffic for about 45 minutes on a Tuesday afternoon, I claim that I want [...]
