Bourse de Commerce: beauty in the building
"Beauty is the promise of happiness,” wrote French writer Stendhal in 1822. I went along to the Bourse de Commerce, in Paris' 1st...
26 November, 2021 / 0 Comments
Fleur de Pavé in Paris: Sylvain Sendra
Familiarity is comforting. It creates a warm feeling. That’s why I returned to Fleur de Pavé this autumn (2021). The...
25 November, 2021 / 0 Comments
Paris food & wine: Belleville
I discovered Belleville when I stayed at Babel Hotel Belleville, which has become one of my favourite hotels in Paris. Belleville is...
21 November, 2021 / 4 Comments
Timberyard: natural wine (& whisky) in Edinburgh
Life is not to be seen as a straight line, but as a present, past and future experienced as one. With that...
01 August, 2021 / 0 Comments
Zurich: quality of life by the lake
When things go shaky, I seek the comfort of order and structure; and where better to find this than in clean, green Zurich. This...
20 September, 2020 / 2 Comments
Eating & drinking in Reims
It was three summers ago that I was sitting one evening around a table in Koko Doko in Reims, the champagne capital...
07 August, 2020 / 0 Comments
London day out at Hauser & Wirth Somerset
A contemporary art treasure trove in the heart of the English countryside. That is how I would describe Hauser & Wirth Somerset....
22 July, 2019 / 0 Comments
Feast for the Eyes in Amsterdam and Berlin
Before the winter is out, lovers of food photography might like to take a trip to Foam Museum in Amsterdam, overlooking the canal....
17 February, 2019 / 0 Comments
Antibes: tender is the Côte d’Azur
Flash people; flash boats. That was my perception of Antibes on the Côte d'Azur. One-time resident F Scott Fitzgerald of Great Gatsby fame...
05 October, 2018 / 2 Comments
A visit to Cadaqués on the Costa Brava
Salvador Dalí believed that he was a reincarnation of the rugged Cap de Creus – the headland just north of Cadaqués, on the Costa Brava,...
20 September, 2018 / 0 Comments
Hidden gems on Girona’s left bank
The city of Girona is a 38-minute train journey north of Barcelona. Much smaller than the Catalan capital, Girona is a doable size...
14 September, 2018 / 2 Comments
Medieval Girona on the right bank
Girona once served as a passageway for the Romans on their way through 'Hispania'. Fast forward a couple of thousand years and the...
13 September, 2018 / 0 Comments
Les Cols Restaurant in Olot: paradise in Catalonia
Where do I start with Les Cols? This two Michelin-starred restaurant is housed in a 15th-century country house refurbished and extended by award-winning...
12 September, 2018 / 0 Comments
The vegetable garden at Les Cols in the Garrotxa
My dream to visit Les Cols first arose last November when a gallery director at Paris Photo showed me pictures of this Michelin-starred...
11 September, 2018 / 2 Comments
A Birmingham star: Carters of Moseley
My introduction to Carters of Moseley in the southern outskirts of Birmingham came via an Instagram 'friend', Microcosmos, an urban winery in Marseille....
21 August, 2018 / 0 Comments