Welcome to Literary Travels — an ode to the art of armchair exploration. Here, books become passports, carrying us across continents and centuries to lands we may never step foot in, yet come to know by heart. Through the pages, we wander bustling souks and misty moors, ancient cities and distant shores — discovering the world as much as ourselves. It’s an exquisite pleasure: to travel without leaving your reading chair, to let stories expand your imagination, and to learn from voices, people, and civilizations that quietly enrich your inner life.
Belgian Advent Calendar – Day 16 When the sun sets over Brussels in December, the city doesn’t retreat into darkness—it transforms. The cold descends, sharp and bracing, and suddenly the Grand-Place becomes something else entirely: a theatre of light, a…
From Tuscany to Sicily, Stories to Fall in Love with Italy There’s something magical about closing your eyes, opening a book, and finding yourself somewhere else entirely. August has been my month of Italian inspiration—a slow immersion in sunlit piazzas,…
Books to Understand the Charm of Italy’s Countryside Italian cities hold the treasures of millennia — Renaissance palaces, Byzantine mosaics, Baroque fountains. They dazzle us with art in every form, and their bustling piazzas honour the complex, layered history of…
A poetic reflection on reading Tracy Chevalier’s Remarkable Creatures by the sea, fossils in hand and salt in the air.
Discovering Novels Inspired by a Paris Pearl Exhibit Themed reading is one of my not-so-secret pleasures in life. It constructs the perfect frame for escapism and gives me the opportunity to explore subjects I would have probably ignored without a…
Sagas and The Cazalet Chronicles I am a proud Aquarius (has anyone met an Aquarius that isn’t proud of their sign ?) and as such, my commitments are both essential and rare. It’s not that I’m afraid of commitment, I…
Explore the Mesopotamian dreams woven through Elif Shafak’s There Are Rivers in the Sky, the ancient echoes of Babylon at the Louvre, and the deep blue of lapis lazuli. A journey through literature, history, and art.
Chinese New Year with Books, Museums & a Tasty Stir-Fry Recipe Hello friends, and happy Lantern Festival ! I’m delighted to be back with a new video, at the end of a festive Chinese fortnight that brought on new projects…
One of my greatest joys is entering a museum shop. I’ve rarely found one that I dislike, no matter the size of the museum or the diversity in the shop, for me they feel like interactive moodboards, and in the…
Whenever I thought of the remote possibility of travelling to China, I always felt a strong attraction to the rural part of the country. Maybe I felt that the true Chinese wisdom was better preserved far from the urban turmoil…
