By the time dinner rolled around, I wasn’t just hungry, I was ready to sit down, exhale, and take it all in. We’d just spent the afternoon exploring the winding alleyways of Marrakech’s old medina, visiting Ben Youssef Madrasa and getting gloriously lost in the souks (again). That’s the thing with Marrakech, it has a […]

I came to Marrakech to unwind. That was the plan, anyway. A few slow days by the pool, a good book, sun-warmed skin, and nothing scheduled. Well, that, and the fact I had a voucher for TUI due to an issue on a previous trip. There’s something deeply luxurious about having no agenda. The kind […]

Ben Youssef Medersa in Marrakech had been on my “to visit” list for a while. It was one of those places you discover online and instantly save, knowing deep down that photos won’t do it justice and you need to see it for yourself. So, after a few days of rest and reset in the […]

Our dinner at Pipero Rome was a surprise. We were in the city for my birthday, and my partner had planned the evening in secret. You see, I turned 33 in Rome, with my last night at 32 spent at a restaurant named after a man I’d never met, across from a church I’d never […]