FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: PERU

Signing off for sixteen days as I'm flying out to Peru today and visiting South America for the first time - hast…

SAPA, VIETNAM

After  five days in Hanoi , we hopped on a rather bleak overnight train to Sapa in northwestern Vietnam for a day of hikin…

BAY OF BISCAY

When I took my Dad to Bilbao last summer  for his birthday, we travelled west on the subway out to the Bay of Biscay using …

Hanoi Photo Diary

I liked Ho Chi Minh City , but I loved Hanoi.  We were in Vietnam last year for a total of eleven days, spread over four da…

INTERCONTINENTAL HANOI WESTLAKE

After four days in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, we took a flight to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh for a few d…

A WEEKEND IN BILBAO

When I was looking for a place to go for my Dad's birthday (which is conveniently the same week as Father's Day) la…

MANCHESTER WEEKEND

In November we went up to Manchester for a long weekend for our friends' wedding.  As a Smiths obsessive and live music…

HOTEL MIRO, BILBAO

To celebrate my Dad's birthday and Father's Day, last summer we went to Bilbao in the Basque region of northern Spa…

PHNOM KULEN

Discovering the ancient Angkor temple ruins at Siem Reap is undeniably magnificent, but the crowds are not.  On our last d…

SIEM REAP

You can't go to Vietnam without hopping over to Cambodia, and you can't go to Cambodia without visiting Laos - but…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: PALM

dreaming of warmer climes...

ANGKOR VILLAGE RESORT

After a few days in the Cambodian capital , we drove north to Siem Reap to explore the ancient temples, Angkor ruins and th…

SAN FRANCISCO

When we were over in Los Angeles last November for a friend's wedding, we took the opportunity to drive up the Californ…

HOTEL DE NELL, PARIS

Tucked away in a quiet street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris is Hôtel de NELL , a beautiful five star in a restored 19t…

PHNOM PENH

When we arrived in the Cambodian capital I didn't know what to expect.  It was my first time in Cambodia and I knew it …

BIRTHDAY WEEKEND IN PARIS

We went to Paris for my birthday this May, hopping on a Eurostar after work on the Friday to arrive in time for a late din…

ARUNREAS, PHNOM PENH

After four days in Ho Chi Minh City , we took a quick 45 minute flight east to Phnom Penh and checked into the charming lux…

NEW YORK SNOW

In January I went to New York for a business trip and extended it for a few days so I could have the weekend there.  I had…

MEKONG DELTA

On our first day in Vietnam we didn't really make any plans (other than a massage at our hotel - definitely doing tha…

WEEKEND IN PRAGUE

We only had two days in Prague  a few months ago and wanted to squeeze in as much exploring as possible - fortunately  our …