A few years back, I made a starring turn in the show Cabaret as ‘guy #2’. Thought my performance was less than memorable, it did awaken a desire to visit the city of Berlin. I think I’d probably need to visit Berlin again (or with the right people) to properly discover the underground, bohemian hangouts […]
Read more "A Weekend in Berlin"Earlier this year when we visited Dubrovnik, the place I’d always dreamed of going, I asked Paul what was #1 on his list. He only had one answer: Paris Photo, the world’s biggest art photography fair. 2011 is its 15th year, and for the first time it’s in the Grand Palais. Though I’d been to […]
Read more "A Weekend at Paris Photo"I think it was the smoothest weekender we’ve ever been on. The weather forecast was thunderstorms, but it didn’t rain at all. We didn’t get lost, the plane left on time, and we really loved everything about the wonderful city of Barcelona. It was about 11:30pm when we arrived in the centre of town, and […]
Read more "A Weekend in Barcelona"Wandering the streets of Clapham on a chilly Sunday morning, we couldn’t figure out why none of the bars were open. It’s the sporting event of the year – enough even to rouse me from slumber – and yet everything was closed.Eventually we found somewhere. Called ‘The Frog’. “Odd name”, thought I, “but at least […]
Read more "Life Lesson #35 – Kiwis and Frogs Don’t Mix"When I realised that Portugal was the largest country in Western Europe that hadn’t been ticked off the list, I made it a bit of a mission to book something. Daniel’s upcoming birthday made it the perfect opportunity to go on our first Flat Trip. Just a quick one, flying in to Faro for a […]
Read more "A Weekend in Portugal"After leaving Chefchaouen, we bussed north to Tangier and had soup in café Hafa, which apparently is where the Beatles used to go. You sit on terraces overlooking the Gibraltar Strait, and can see the lights of Spain across the water. It was too dark for a photo, but a very cool experience. Then, the […]
Read more "Last 24 Hours in Morocco"I am in love with Chefchaouen. It is easily the most wonderful place we’ve been so far in our trip around Morocco. Nestled in the Rif mountains in the north of Morocco, Chefchaouen is just a few hours drive from the coast. It boasts an unusual hybrid between Arabic and Mediterranean. There are just as […]
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