The Travel Affair

Malaga’s Feria de Agosto

Like a moth to a naked flame, I am irrepressibly drawn to the carnival sounds of a horn section giving Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” a vigorous Latin-inspired lift. Gathered around the brass band is a sea of happy revellers, singing and dancing in the street. A mass of arms, holding hats and flut...

Captivated by Córdoba

It’s 10.30pm and the tables in Córdoba’s Plaza de la Corredera are filling up with locals siting down to their evening meal of tapas, beer and cigarettes. The hum of conversation and laughter bounces amongst the hundreds of arches that line the square. Waiters zoom in and out of the kitchens deliver...

A Portuguese Paradise

Here’s a sneak preview of my latest article published in 72&Rising Magazine. There are lots of other great articles in this brilliant magazine and some absolutely spectacular photography. So make sure you download the latest edition. To subscribe to 72&Rising click here. ...

Debating The Motion: inside an Oxford Union debate

If there is one thing that the British excel at, it is polite disagreement. Their ability for vehement, yet civilised, argument is simply beyond par (for an example, just watch In the Loop). Perhaps it is not surprising then, to learn that England is the land that birthed debating societies. Since t...