The travel blog – advice and anecdotes from the mistress of the minibreak

Gredos: Spain’s well-kept secret

April 18, 2019June 27, 2019

Marrakesh (with a baby)

Pure bliss, just 3 hours from London.

April 13, 2018May 14, 2019

Sicilian roadtrip part 2: Palermo – Taormina

Mummified corpses, deep-fried spleen, and the Godfather.

April 13, 2018May 14, 2019

Sicilian roadtrip part 1: Syracusa – Agrigento

Baroque churches, Greek temples and pistachio on everything.

Ice skating, Museumplein, Amsterdam

December 6, 2017June 27, 2019

3 Christmas minibreaks to get those sleigh bells jingling

Canals, cathedrals and Christmas markets.

October 22, 2017December 6, 2017

Berlin: Techno, Punk & the Gates of Babylon

Leafy streets, picturesque dereliction, and getting into Berghain.

September 6, 2017October 22, 2017

The West Coast of Portugal (in a van)

Empty beaches, clifftop sunsets and a van called Sylvia

Jardins Rubió i Lluch

August 7, 2017September 6, 2017

Hands up who’s been to Barcelona?

Gaudi, graffiti and boho splendor

July 12, 2017May 14, 2019

Everyone needs to go to Tarifa

Pure perfection at the cross-roads of 4 worlds

July 5, 2017July 22, 2017

Oh how very Nice

Pink villas, purple bougainvillea, and rosé

June 15, 2017May 14, 2019

Venice in January

No queues, no forests of selfie-sticks – this is the best time to visit Venice.