Hostal de la Gavina

For Julien's birthday last September, I booked a weekend on the Costa Brava in northeastern Spain to make the most of t…

Roman Holiday

A photo diary from four sunny days in the Eternal City last summer.

Piedmont, Italy

Last summer, my brother and I surprised our Dad by booking flights to Italy and a villa in Piedmont for a relaxing long we…

Miraflores, Lima

I'm casting my mind back to last spring for the final post about our trip to Peru , when we travelled from Lima to Lak…

Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica Lodge, Peru

I'm outdoors-y, but also a bit of a scaredy cat when it comes to insects and spiders (in fact, my friends would laugh a…

Tambo del Inka & The Sacred Valley

The seventh stop on our jam-packed  Peru trip followed two days at  Machu Picchu  - we left Aguas Calientes and hopped on …

Okayama Sakura Carnival

I have had the best first 36 hours in Japan .  Admittedly, the late night packing, 11.5 hour flight and 7 hours' sleep …

Cherry Blossom

Today, we're heading to Japan for 16 days of city-hopping, cherry blossom, and eating as much sushi as humanly possib…