I left my heart in…New Orleans

If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent your lockdown dreaming of the places that you’ve visited that really left an impression. Those city streets which burrowed their way into your subconscious and stubbornly refused to budge through the strangest spring a lot of us have ever known. For me, that place is New Orleans. I…

A handful of New York tips

New York was overwhelming. Four and a half days and I still feel I barely scratched the surface. It’s not my favourite city, even in the States (San Francisco wins hands down for me). But I did have an interesting time and enjoyed my visit. You can never hope to get to more than a…

Next stop, NYC!

Photo source: Flickr creative commons It’s a long time since I’ve been to the States – over 10 years in fact. Somehow it’s never been top of my list, although I loved San Francisco. New York has always intrigued me; I love the buzz of big cities, but would it be too full-on? In a…