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James's medallion sits in a Union Jack cloth within the card box that smells like history and folds outwards like a flower.
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Returning to a place that you used to call home can produce a strange emotion that seems to somehow straddle sadness and joy at the same time.
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The Marshes in London offer a peaceful escape for the mind. Huge green spaces are flanked by winding paths that follow the curving canals on each side.
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This local's guide to Barcelona introduces you to the Barcelona that locals call home, rather than the more obvious tourist sites. I hope it inspires you when planning your next trip to Barcelona.
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I learned fairly early on during my time at Camp Nou watching FC Barcelona. For this club success alone just isn't enough. You need to deliver style as well.
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Follow the fuzzy, cantaloupe glow of the street lights and the grumbling mopeds. Eventually they’ll guide you to the squares of Gràcia. Martyred saints hang just above a doorway. Relics of another time before an organic food shop was a thing.
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The Regent's Canal is a secret, otherworldly place. It's a place where you can step back in time in search of the ghosts of Victorian London, while barges bob gently on the canal's silvery surface.
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If you’re in Barcelona in the spring, keep a lookout for a neighbourhood calçotada. It’s a great way to be less of a guiri (tourist) and to try to get to know some of the locals.
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Perhaps what the “How to be Spanish” article tells us is that it's safer to poke fun at your own nationality’s stereotypes, rather than at others.
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Barcelona in winter is quirky and brilliant, and offers a much more realistic view of the city than the one you get in the summer months. You'll love it.
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