The ripple effect
It’s a beautiful summer evening and my husband and I enjoy a drink on our terrace. An enormity of green stretches in... Read More
4 days in London
I didn’t really want to go to London. I didn’t want to return to the world of news and reality, commuting, delayed... Read More
Stupidly happy
Today marks the two-months anniversary since we got on a one-way flight from Stansted to Biarritz to begin our new life in... Read More
Reflections over one month of living in France
I realise that today it’s been one month since we moved to France and, yet, I still wake up in the morning... Read More
La vie rurale – Part 1
‘Welcome to the most cosmopolitan street in France,’ says Daniella, my Brazilian neighbour, whom I had the pleasure to meet at my... Read More
The Long Goodbye
Apparently there is this thing in France about leaving. I read in Tout Sweet, a memoir by Karen Wheeler, that if you’re... Read More
Sri Lanka Diaries Part 4: A Typical Day at Millennium Elephant Foundation
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‘So do you like it here?’ asked the English tourist, while I was on duty at the fruit shop. ‘Have you ever... Read More
Sri Lanka Diaries – Part 2
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The honeymoon tent at Yala We left the beach wishing we’d stayed longer, but we were off to Yala National Park to... Read More
Sri Lanka Diaries – Part 1
A fake start to our Sri Lankan holiday It hadn’t started particularly well. The six-week long holiday to Sri Lanka commenced with... Read More
Letter to my future self
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’11 Feb 2013, London Yo Iulia, I am writing this letter to you only to list a few things I am... Read More