I had been fantasising about hopping over to Bavaria and seeing all the castles on the Romantic Road and Christmas markets in medieval villages in the snow. But if like me you’re a little bit broke due to fatal combination of an unfortunate online shopping habit and moving into an unfurnished flat, there is a more affordable way to get your fairy tale Christmas kick a little closer to home. Go check out Waddesdon Manor.

A powerful selection of photographs that pack a visual and moral punch – and an almost perfect date setting…  Read More

If there’s one adjective I would use to sum up Lisbon, it would be ‘colourful’. Houses and apartment blocks are either painted in bright pastel hues, giving the illusion that streets are rainbows with a special pastel filter, or decorated with tiles of intricate multi-coloured designs.  It’s even more delightful to witness if you are meandering up and down the narrow, cobbled alleyways, getting occasional glimpses of the glorious buildings atop Lisbon’s many hills (although it has to be said the steepness of said hills, is a mild dampener on that delight if you are as unfit as me).  Read More