A Traveller's Story: Recent Episodes
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There is a mystery to this painting that reveals all its secrets without even saying anything and it says everything. We still don't know who Margot is and yet she encapsulates us.
Tutu has haunted and eluded me for all my life and it will do so even after my death. This is Vermeer's answer to Girl With the Pearl Earring
Artemisia Gentileschi was a woman way ahead of her time whose life and art transcended time and eras today and always
A love letter from a son to a mother, from a mother to son; I am obsessed with this painting to the point of madness.
Whistler's Mother by James McNeil Whistler
A frantic madness to a glorious calm it is all embodied here, Pollock's heart on canvas.
Welcome to my parlour where everything has changed yet, everything remains the same. Come away with me why don't you...
Selfridges, babe, it is not this serious and you do not have to be this unhinged but A PLUS for effort
Come away with me to view Harrods Christmas windows... read all about it on the blog too
Barcelona is all Gaudi and romance, art and history, beyond the Passeig and between El Born. There's a beach in the city too but more important; THE BEST BRUNCH OF YOUR LIFE. FACT.
Go to Barca, but maybe not right away...
Cuba's heartland, Cuba's greenland... everything here challenges your knowledge about Cuba and enhances the story of a place that belongs on the all time list.
A love story that unfolds in the gentlest of way, layers of complication and a searing romance... AND SCANDAL! One of my top 5 of all time. YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK
Here is where worlds collide but first we talk about Reacher Season 2...
Come away with me to Cuba!
A mark of excellence, to remind us that Enzo really wuz 'ere and the mark of the man who made a whole world of difference...
It was missing something, amidst the storytelling that tries to get to the essence of the man himself, the legend that he would be come and the empire he would leave behind... it was missing something more but it is by no means a lesser movie for it.
Listen...
Kennedy! How dare you? How very dare you?!! This book is an ode to friendship of which she is right, there are not even sonnets for.
Also its Kingmaker and Rebel king not all the kings men and also Queen move.
Kennedy Ryan is a gift of our time.
We are kicking it classic lifestyle style this season with books and movies and travel and whatnots and it will be a belter of a season.
Somewhere in his grave Dante is hooting it up with laughter at Florence and I can hear him cackling.
A wonder of the world, or it should be. Cuba is much more than the world allows us to think. Come away with me to the most divine place in this most divine of churches. Also, I make a case for Mary.
And it is not even finished yet. It will be completed in its 100th year and even so, it is still the most magnificent church in the world. Come away with me to La Sagrada Familia.
A king walked a town to beg for his forgiveness from the after life. Canterbury is where history comes alive in the Church of England.
The most divine little chapel where art and history collides and a different kind of love story born of friendship. Possibly the most beautiful church in France.
History lived and still lives in these old pews a gentleness and presence of the past, ever so present. A lesbian union blessed or was it?
The most notorious sculpture in the Catholic church and it is worth your time. Saints and ecstasies throw in a little scandal and a some wars and we have ourselves history
History dark and light, mosaics grand and glorious also Charlamagne was inspired by here. Excuse the mispronunciation sometimes but we get there in the end. Come for the Mosaics stay for the dance between Saints and Virgins... because of course. Also who knows you might run into a Monastery of Monks out on the town.
I still don't know if its a Monastery of Monks but I feel like it should be.
A church within a church and the origins of the Poor Clares. St Francis of Assisi was here.
Dante Alighieri does not rest in peace here but others do; this church will always haunt Florence for what it does not have but there are other reasons you should totally visit this church.
This season we are doing things a little different around here... stick with me I promise its worth it, because we are going to church. Sculptures and mysteries of the catholic church let's explore some of the most fascinating stories of some of the most memorable churches I've been to.
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A queen who inspired the most famous pizza is buried here. Raphael lays next to his fiancee of six years having cheated on her with another woman but they rest in peace in death. In the line of succession was Lil Cease; literally Caeser son... its all a big family mess, no less juicy.
What are we reading this summer? I got you babe.
These books are all out now so go ahead and add to your TBR
It's Florence. It's Love. It's Art. I was sold. A beautiful love story that sweeps you in and gives you a gentle spot to land... did I say Florence?
Also the restaurant I reference is Buca dell'Orafo, you should most certainly dine here.
Fast & Furious is the GREATEST franchise of all time. Fight your mama if you disagree.
Also there's something about art in Florence to.
Enjoy!
What would Helen do? It is a real question in my group chats. Who is Helen? Well listen to find out about one of the coolest women on the planet!
Also part 2 on the Cotwolds... its a delight of an episode.
This is full of spoilers so if you want to get spoiled, by all means come away with me on this journey of a love story for the ages
I actually spelled Mississippi correct on the first try for the first time in my entire life. I deserve a medal but also we deserve nice things therefore this episode is filled with loveliness from one part of the world to another.
Home Town; I m obsessed with this show and I love the stories behind it. What Erin and Ben are doing is both admirable and just so good. I love it, you will love it too.
And then we head to my actual favourite place in the entire United Kingdom... besides Gleneagles that is. In one of two episodes, come away with me to the most enchanting of places in England. Come Away With Me...
It is a particular rhythm of a particular time that puts you in a particular state of mind.
Also if you have not already read Kennedy Ryan's entire back catalogue and her latest; Before I Let Go... we cannot be friends and I really want us to be.
The finest dining in Nuremberg, much more than just a mouthful. Tug on the bell pull and step in to the most sublime experience of your life... trust me, its majestic.
Queen Charlotte: I AM IN like a sausage in a hole.
Blog posts on Nuremberg here
What are you waiting for? Come away with me...
Do not go hiking in a dress, if you take one thing from this episode make it that, but also watch Alaska Daily which I sometimes referred to as the Daily Alaskan but it tracks its all relative.
Great views and lessons learned the hard way, come away with me to beautiful places and towns where it never gets dark. Seldom ever
Season 3 and things are different around here. A lot has changed yet some things remain the same because na jeje innit.
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Look out for the print store which soon come.
Welcome back. stick with me babes
What is it about Marrakech that reaches out to the soul of a person? It's everything and then some more... come away with me to a magical place of souks and dreams, calm and a rush... a magnificent beauty.
A book that reveals the soul of a world, the goodness of people and the many stories in between. This book is magnificent, a singular work and essential reading.
Rome is old and beautiful and full of history. It is the smile lines on our faces and memories that make them return. Rome is sublime.
It's the week of the Jubilee in London so here's something I threw together for you! Enjoy
If you want to go somewhere not so central but still especial these two neighbourhoods tick all the boxes and then some. Enjoy!
Come away with me on a leisurely stroll around Paris as we hope from the 10th to the 1st; have a wonderful lunch, see some art... and make plans to return.
Florence is my favourite place in Europe. It is heart and soul, pure poetry and stunning beauty. Florence encapsulates everything about Italy that will always astound in its charm and depth of history.
Come away with me to Florence.
From my favourite place to my other favourite place. The seaside and lochs, and a playground most glorious. Come away with me on a journey that will change you... some little part anyway.
Come away with me to the Welsh country, where fresh air invites a wanderlust, dead Welsh poets guide us with their words and the views of the World's end
The most beautiful town in Europe. Pretzels as big and your head. Belle lives here. Making paper and buildings that talk... It's all here
Step through the looking glass on the road to Florence, a detour most lovely because Lucca is lovely.
Surrounded by the Black Forest is a green town brimming with history, passage way for notorious young queens and gargoyles flashing their bare bums. You will also never have this cake outside of Freiburg once you've had it here again. Come away with me to Freiburg
Come away with me to Prague, a place brimming with history, undeniable charm and a perfect getaway for winter. There are quarrelling statues too
Come for the fish, stay for the views and so much more. No thumping beats, this was a legend about fish.
Come away with me to Lagos.
A city full of life, one that unfolds in the creases, its people, the food, the belly full laughter and constant push and pull. Lagos is a city that unfolds in the details...
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