An easy escapade: Hiking Folkestone to Deal
‘Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.’ – Steven Wright. Navigating Folkestone Our hike from Folkestone to Deal begins when we exit… Read more
Kent: Five reasons to visit
‘…the sky was blue, the larks were soaring high over the green corn, I thought all that countryside more beautiful and peaceful by far… Read more
Finding peace in London
‘Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.’ – Martin Luther King,… Read more
Visiting Bath: One of my favourite English cities
‘As for Bath, all history went and bathed, and drank the waters there.’ – William Thackeray. One of my favourite cities in the world is… Read more
Seasonal London
‘I need the seasons to live to the rhythm of rain and sun.’ – Sophie Marceau. Having lived in London for over a year… Read more
London cheap eats
‘There is no sincerer love than the love of food.’ – George Bernard Shaw. One of my all-time favourite things to do is to… Read more
London: Ten things I love about you
‘I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.’ – As You Like It, William Shakespeare. I love London. There, I… Read more
The Two Sides of London
‘Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.’ – Aesop. There are two sides… Read more
On London (and why I never write anymore…!)
‘There’s nowhere else like London. Nothing at all, anywhere.’ – Vivienne Westwood. London is a busy place. It’s a city that never sleeps (yes,… Read more
When Life Is Unexpected
Above: home long enough to walk Sybil a few times before leaving again… Facing off with a sheep! ‘I’m not a very fast-paced… Read more