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...
Some meals satisfy your appetite. Others become part of the journey. Ugly Butterfly, overlooking the dunes and rolling waves of Fistral Beach, is firmly in the second category. Forever. It’s really easy to assume restaurants like this are all about the food, but that...
One of the greatest joys of life is discovering places that surprise you. Sometimes that means finding a hidden cove in Menorca, stumbling across a charming wine estate in Mauritius, or losing yourself amongst the streets of Kraków. Occasionally, however, the most...
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...
There are destinations that impress you, and there are destinations that quietly become part of your life. For me, Menorca falls firmly into the second category. It’s become part of who I am and even integrates into my everyday life in its own way. While much of...
