A warm glow comes over me whenever I think of Chicago. My trip there some years back was memorable in […]
The masque of Italy
If you haven’t already visited Venice then I’m sure it’s on your bucket list. There is simply no place like […]
A grand prospect
There’s something wonderful about flying. Even crammed into Economy on a fourteen-hour leg, I’m happy to sit there and watch […]
The curse of open plan
Sometime in the last two decades it appears we became a nation of claustrophobes. Or that’s what it looks like […]
Taking the plunge
I made a resolution this year that I would start swimming again. Before Christmas, a friend was staying and I […]
Formidable Firminy
New towns don’t exactly have a great image and are often used as symbols of soullessness, like Cumbernauld in the […]
The wheels on the roof go round and round
These days so much architecture is about appearance, making a big statement and attracting the eye (and the Instagram account). […]
The windmills of my mind
French composer Michel Legrand died yesterday at the age of 86 and I’ve found myself playing a lot of his […]
Bowing beautifully in Japan
It fascinates me how one can immediately like a place, whether it’s a city or a whole country. I suppose […]
Learning from La Tourette
The sign at the entrance warns me that this is an espace de silence, a place of silence. I’m thinking […]
