This post is part of my London Neighbourhood Guides series. Fancy visiting another area of London? Check out my other guides here, which all include information regarding the sites, history, charm, food and drinks of…

Location: Barcelona, Spain Cuisine: Catalan Tucked away near Barcelona’s Estació de França, Restaurant Estrella is the kind of place that feels both traditional and quietly inventive. Its menu is rooted in Mediterranean and Catalan…

Location: London, England Cuisine: Venezuelan Arepas were one of those foods I first discovered in London and then started noticing everywhere. My introduction came through Arepa & Co, at its canal-side restaurant in Haggerston.…

Spring arrived with a season that felt full of movement: hosting friends at home, exploring new corners of London, spending time away, eating very well, seeing art, buying books, celebrating birthdays, welcoming family, and…

Earlier this month, over the early May bank holiday weekend, Victor’s parents came to stay with us in London for a week, travelling from Barcelona via Manchester. As they were spending a full week…

After visiting the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, we left Selçuk behind and began the drive west toward the Aegean. The shift was immediate. For days, the journey had been defined by ruins, ancient…

We woke early in Selçuk, knowing this would be one of the most anticipated days of the trip. Breakfast at Celsus Boutique Hotel wasn’t served until 8:00am, the same time the site opened, so…

After leaving Lake Bafa, the landscape began to shift once more. The mountains softened into flatter plains, fields stretched outward in neat patterns, and the sense of quiet isolation gave way to something more…

After a brief stop at Nysa, we continued west, leaving behind the larger, more monumental sites of the previous days. The roads grew quieter, the landscape softer, and by the time we approached Lake…

By the time we reached Pamukkale, the landscape had already begun to shift. After the mountains around Sagalassos and the stillness of the lakes, this felt immediately different, more open, brighter, and more exposed.…