Tuscany is touristy for a reason – fabulous food, incredible scenery, warm people that love children, fascinating histor. The list goes on and on. When …

When I was in the Ecuadorian rainforest community of Sarayaku we met a young film-maker named Heriberto Gualinga. He was the brother of our two …

On Twelfth Night, the feast of Epiphany, Christmas decorations are traditionally taken down and put away for another year. We have our own family tradition that wherever …

Today I’m joining the Friday Photo at Delicious Baby to bring you a picture from my travels with story behind it. Just after Christmas we visited …

The New Year is here and one of the pleasures of the holiday time is dreaming of all the places I might visit in 2009. …

The Geffrye Museum in London is one of those local secrets that most visitors never hear about, but once you visit you’ll want to recommend …

As you may know I spent three weeks travelling with friends in Ecuador last October (I can’t believe it’s over a year ago). Part of …

You may have heard tales of the wildcats on Dartmoor in Devon, but perhaps not about the giant ash black slug. It turns out that the …

November can be pretty dull time between the end of the summer and the build up to Christmas, and I decided to brighten things up …

As I arrived at the Dennis Severs’ house in the Shoreditch neighbourhood of London, there was not much to distinguish it from the others in …

The Greek island of Zakynthos is known more for sun and relaxation than for culture, but at Romas Mansion in Zante town I found the …