PinnedHow travel helped me overcome loneliness and anxietyWhat happens when you’re a travel writer who suddenly can’t get on a plane?Sep 26, 2022Sep 26, 2022
PinnedIn Search of the Grandest Hotel That Never ExistedThis is the story of two intrepid travellers who embarked on a journey to find the real-life Grand Budapest Hotel mere days before the…Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
Why Setjetting is My Favourite Way to TravelWhen I swapped film journalism for travel writing I thought I was making a complete career change. Eventually I managed to combine both…Feb 13, 2023Feb 13, 2023
Peeling away the lack of mystery in The Glass OnionNetflix paid Rian Johnson more than $100m for a sequel to his whodunit ‘Knives Out’. An all-star cast and sumptuous setting seem to fit the…Jan 1, 2023Jan 1, 2023
Why a Cultural Tour of New York Should be your First American Trip of 2023Of all the places I craved visiting during the peak of lockdown, New York was initially nowhere on that list. It’s not that I dislike the…Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
Check Into a Stay at ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Hotel Room in KentuckyThe Queen’s Gambit has proven to be a huge hit on streaming service Netflix. The chess-inspired show has seen thousands of people pick up…Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Where to go now: Oli Riley’s visual guide to NorwayAs we struggle to find safe places to travel to in the ongoing aftermath of the initial Covid-19 outbreak, Cassam Looch speaks to one…Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Abandoned Movie Sets From Around the World That You Can VisitPart of the magic of cinema is the experience of being transported to the incredible locations conjured up by filmmakers for our…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
Malta’s Popeye Village Is a Real-Life Film Set You Can VisitThe exact timelines are a little murky, but what we do know is that, after a lengthy production period, a vast wooden film set was built by…Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
Published inCuriousMalta’s Popeye Village Is a Real-Life Film Set You Can VisitWhen a 1980s live-action musical version of Popeye failed to take off at the box office, few critics could have imagined that more than 40…Aug 13, 20201Aug 13, 20201
