Pause… and reset

Coming up for air

There are many highs to cruising around the Adriatic in high summer and getting paid for the pleasure but somehow it’s the shuddering lows that stick in the mind. Given that it is a very human trait t

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

Naysayers silenced as crowds roar for the Tour

Not for the first time in my life, I found myself utterly overwhelmed by nature. Standing high up in the French Alps, surrounded by jagged peaks, the silence broken only by the occasional whistling of

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –