Santorini is Greece’s postcard island. The place where those photos of bougainvillea-strewn terraces, blue-doored houses and white-domed churches come to life. The island’s main town is Fira – or Thira – and if you visit Santorini, you’re almost guaranteed…
Like a lot of people who love photography, I’m far more comfortable behind the lens than in front of it. In most photos I’m either wearing sunglasses or squinting – and I still dig out a five-year-old photo that…
It might seem like the island of Santorini is wall-to-wall with cliffside whitewashed villages, but south of Oia and Fira you’ll find a different kind of Greek settlement – the ruined city of Akrotiri. Or at least that’s what it’s…
Normally I spent lots of time researching the best places to stay, but sometimes the best holidays can be the most spontaneous ones and you come across a gem like On the Rocks. I spotted this gorgeous villa on…
My first trip to Greece was back when I was 21 – a week’s package holiday to Faliraki in Rhodes to celebrate graduating from university. It involved plenty of fishbowls of cocktails and dancing on tables, mixed in with…
Santorini is the classic Greek island – its shades of blue and white featuring on magazine covers across the world. But would it be as impressive in person? Docking in the port, we dodged the cable car queue and…
Celebrity athletes, elaborate construction projects, political infighting – when you think about it the Olympic Games haven’t changed all that much since they first started in Ancient Greece. All the way from Olympia 776 BC to Rio 2016, the Olympics…
![Gorgeously green 💚 When I think of the colours of the Caribbean I think of blue skies and golden sand, but Saint Lucia was all about the luscious shades of green – from peaks covered in rainforest to palm trees along the beach. Our hotel @capmaison was a real oasis of green, with tropical plants and colourful flowers surrounding the villas. The gardens were created by local garden design legend Veronica Shingleton-Smith, who has her own botanic gardens on the east coast. As someone who struggles to keep a pot plant alive for more than a month, I’m in awe! You can read more about my stay at the lovely Cap Maison in my latest post on the blog [link in bio].](http://scontent-lht6-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/5374ca465002e0a3e08cb44fc0a41e87/5C0D477C/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/35155891_284492388759351_5623141509441257472_n.jpg?_nc_eui2=AeFj-PJp7OCNSKuR7KNKCsFao1uf9O6mJDNrMfDk64thMuy7-2OFWi7ycMMcgNwfSwb0BRc1WFeoGljePharPZZs "Gorgeously green 💚 When I think of the colours of the Caribbean I think of blue skies and golden sand, but Saint Lucia was all about the luscious shades of green – from peaks covered in rainforest to palm trees along the beach. Our hotel @capmaison was a real oasis of green, with tropical plants and colourful flowers surrounding the villas. The gardens were created by local garden design legend Veronica Shingleton-Smith, who has her own botanic gardens on the east coast. As someone who struggles to keep a pot plant alive for more than a month, I’m in awe! You can read more about my stay at the lovely Cap Maison in my latest post on the blog [link in bio].")