Writers On The Run

Napoléon III reigned when this lighthouse was built in Paris in 1862.

I started my day standing at the bar in a cafe in Venice, drinking an espresso and eating a chocolate croissant. The croissant was still…

I love visiting Hong Kong. When I was a child my Dad used to travel there for work a few times a year, and the place is filled with…

Ruins and ghosts on the Costa Brava

A useless guide to Roma Termini

And then she showed up knocking!

interactive poetry — can you name this city?

Lorca, Dali, and the spirit of Catalonia

With timing more serendipitous than deliberate I spent the eve of Earth Day at one of Barbados’ newest features — the nature reserve being…

What started with a boat rapidly became a surreal experience.

A Rugby game in French Catalonia

Sometimes it can change an opinion, and sometimes a life

The day proved to be one of sunshine and castles. Between Bingen and Bonn, the Middle Rhine River was saturated with both, from impressive…

The most viewed, most loved, and most hated travel video I’ve ever posted

Paris is still being built, and so are you

I stood in the midst of a barren lunar landscape. The whole earth seemed to be simmering and steaming. Pools of bubbling mud were all…

Hiding in the center of Florence

But in Narbonne, France, you might find something better

We visited a wrong house by mistake! And it turned out to be pretty interesting.

Yes, the hills were alive

A philosophy of travel in the south of France

A final outing on Lightning Lake

The Black Madonna of Montserrat perched high above the congregation. Hand outstretched, she rested on an ornate throne decorated with…

Memories of Summer in the City of Lights