Early early! We’ve worked out that to get anything done here, we have to skip the pleasantries of breakfast and head out at the crack of dawn, at which time we have a few hours before the heat becomes too unbearable. So it’s back to the alarm clock (that...
So, a few days louging on Varkala beach (highly recommended), a spot of seafood (the butter, chilli, garlic option is delish) and a gallows-esque run in with a traditional Indian massage. All par for the course. Next stop is Cherimadhevi where we’ll be staying...
It was one of those accidental days, when the oncoming autumn forgets to wield its wintry wand. A day you can’t plan for but that presents itself as a little painting gift. Ebury Bridge road was the painting spot, with a view down onto the railways that guide...
Built in Renaissance and Baroque styles on what was previously the site of a mosque, this Cathedral looms proud over the city of Malaga. However its affectionate name of ‘La Manquita’ or the one armed lady tells another story. Originally planned with two...
The history bit.. Baalbek was originally an important pilgrimage site in the ancient world for the worship of Phoenician sky-god Baal and the Queen of Heaven, Astarte. Under the Roman empire huge building projects gave life to the temple of Bacchus, Jupiter, Venus and...
Look up ‘travail’ and you find the phrase, ‘creation may travail in pain but it cannot escape its destiny,’ which strikes a cord of what this painting-travelling combination of activities is for me. I arrived in Marrakech with high hopes and...
