Twenty-five moments that quietly changed the way I travel Hotels have never simply been places to sleep. Some people collect passport stamps. Others collect photographs. Somewhere along the way, I realised I was collecting hotel memories. Not because they were...
Some holidays are remembered for the places we visit. Others begin long before we see the first landmark. They begin in that quiet first hour, when excitement finally replaces routine and the world starts to feel just a little larger. Every journey has a beginning...
There are cities you visit. And then there are cities you simply surrender to. Rome belongs firmly in the second category. I’ve travelled extensively throughout my life, yet few places continue to draw me back quite like the Italian capital. Every visit begins with a...
People often ask me what my favourite destination is. In fact, everyone keeps asking me what it is. The truth is that after a lifetime of travelling, I’ve discovered that travel isn’t really about ticking countries off a list. It isn’t about collecting passport stamps...
Because sometimes, it’s not the loudest places that stay with us it’s the whispered ones. There’s something about travel that lingers long after you’ve unpacked. Not just the big, bold experiences, but the quiet, slow ones the sound of a courtyard fountain at dusk,...