France
Lille: ugly sister or cinderella?
Lille is known as the poor northern sister to the more glamorous Paris. It does however share some of its big sister’s attributes.
They both …
Laos
Ode to children, the world over
Children are the same the world over…
Some are older than their years
Others stand taller than their fears
Some ride bicycles to school
Others …
Laos
When buses become abuses
That episode when THE MUSE catches a ride with cabbages in Laos and lives to pay the physio…
“What did we do on holiday …
Commentary
When we pay to pee we are no longer free
When you travel on a weak currency you better have a strong sense of humour, or so Cat Pritchard discovers when she finds herself peeing …
Travel
Garden view on London and life
Sounds lovely doesn’t it – a garden in the sky. A piece of heaven, sold to a property developer to build a place where more …
Commentary
Onboard duty free: When the brain goes into flight mode
It could be the lack of oxygen. It’s almost certainly the lack of sleep. But there’s something more, almost existential, about flying through time and …
Cape Town
Best month in Cape Town?
Travellers always ask me, “when’s the best time to visit Cape Town in Summer?” That’s an easy one for me, but then I have to …
Cape Town
Time to plan an adventure- in your own city
What do you see when you walk around your neighbourhood?
Do you see the trees for the shadows they cast on the avenues below? ……
India
Golden Temple: a lesson in service
Travelling can quickly become a self-indulgent pursuit. After all, every day is all about you –your itinerary, where you will eat, what you will experience/buy/visit. …
India
City snapshot: Bikaner
The location: buried in the middle of the Rajasthan desert, where it belongs.
Picture it: a train passes through the centre of Bikaner, separating …
