PinnedCassam LoochHow travel helped me overcome loneliness and anxietyWhat happens when you’re a travel writer who suddenly can’t get on a plane?6 min read·Sep 26, 2022----
PinnedCassam LoochIn 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…18 min read·Jan 4, 2021----
Cassam LoochWhy 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…8 min read·Feb 13, 2023----
Cassam LoochPeeling 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…6 min read·Jan 1, 2023----
Cassam LoochWhy 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…5 min read·Dec 31, 2022----
Cassam LoochCheck 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…3 min read·Jan 27, 2021----
Cassam LoochWhere 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…4 min read·Sep 7, 2020----
Cassam LoochAbandoned 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…6 min read·Aug 18, 2020----
Cassam LoochMalta’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…3 min read·Aug 13, 2020----
Cassam LoochinCuriousMalta’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…4 min read·Aug 13, 2020--1--1