A post card from Paris

Paris has had its fair share of trauma over the last year but this did not prevent my family and I from visiting this city brimming with vitality and culture in March this year. “An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.” – Friedrich Nietzsche This was to be a family break spent partly…

A little piece of Granada

Feliz año Nuevo 2016! Last Christmas in the Spanish Andalusian city Granada was one of those rare occasions where we could celebrate together as a large family. However, for me most of my time there was spent working which really limited family time to a few days and getting out on the streets of the…

A post card from Marrakech

Bedlam – n. a noisy confused place or situation. If you are seeking the serenity of an oasis nestled in the barren landscape of the Sahara desert flanked by the Atlas Mountains, then brace yourself for an onslaught on your senses courtesy of the old Medina. It’s fair to say that bedlam is a word…

Together we stand

Friday 13th November was the watershed moment when the world awoke from its slumber.  The events of the terrorist attacks in Paris that night bought into stark focus the shear horror of the pain, destruction and death humans can inflict on each other. Was this the first time that our peaceful way of life was…