Life returns to the Caves of Matera

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Limestone Blues — jazz in the quarry

A French carrière where once they dug limestone is now a place to dig the sounds of…

Rob Goss

When and why did you join the Guild?

I joined in October this year. I live in Japan most of the year and in a professional sense I feel a bit isolated here from other people who make a living writing in English. Joining the Guild will hopefully help me get to know some other writers…

Bamboozled in Barcelona

In the Catalan capital, Rosemary Bailey discovered the plus side of looking mumsy……….

“You must be really careful in Barcelona,” I warned my son, en route to Madrid to study Spanish. “They are really clever, really devious. They’ll point out pigeon shit on your…

Amsterdam to the Black Sea — a river cruising guide

Why take a river cruise? Cathy Bartrop joined the Royal Crown to find out. The resulting report was short listed in the best video category in the 2015 CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) Awards).

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Letter from Cyprus

The first of an occasional series by Guild members based outside the UK. There’s no need for the Greek crisis to ruin…