A great place for a late lunch in Amsterdam's Oud West neighbourhood. Read on to find out why the emphasis is on the "late"! Read more

Some photos from one of my favourite markets in Amsterdam, the flea market in Noordermarkt in the Jordaan area. Read more

“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” Winston Churchill..Before you look at these photos, go to this website. Look at the first photo you see, then come back to this post..That building is REAL. And I got to have a look inside it before it officially read more

Welcome to Mercado da Ribeira, Lisbon, one of the best places to find food and drink in Lisbon, all under one roof. Read more

A strange thing happened to me back in early September this year. I remember it quite clearly.Europe's summer had turned from hazily hot to crisply fresh and we were in Berlin, a city we'd been surprised to enjoy exploring by bike. I was days away from flying to Lisbon read more

I had more photos of the fabulously big and unforgiving mess that the flea market at Waterlooplein in Amsterdam is and so here they are. See more photos and read more stories about my other favourite markets in Amsterdam here. .… read more

It was and is one of my small missions to highlight how Phuket is more than what people think. It's more than a tacky tourist take on "real" Thailand. It's more than Patong and ping pong shows. It's more than the high rise hotels that make me shudder a little. Read more

Remember when I lived in Amsterdam?Remember when I used to take such sweet pleasure in cycling around a city on two wobbly wheels and a seat that squeaked back at me?Remember when I got so used to having canals reflect the tall thin leaning houses back at me, read more