A DETOUR IN MANCHESTER

If there’s anything that characterises the centre of Manchester, besides the almost insane variety for shopping, it’s the cabs that buzz around before being hailed down and boarded by a rushing passenger. But as fewer and fewer of us hail cabs on the222 street, Uber drivers have experienced a bit of a boom. It’s the […]

THE GIRL OF THE PORT

The honking horns of ships coming into a part are an indelible memory for anyone who’s grown up near a port. Those magnificent machines with their powerful engines gliding into ports, blowing their horns as they manoeuvre into the tightest of places. Not that Gdynia was a small port in any way, just simply that […]

LE TRANQUILLE TOULOUSAIN

How many of us would have a hand carved silver console in our living rooms? Or a cashmere rug placed on the bedroom floor? Or a plethora paintings scattered artfully across the walls? Not many of us, unless we happen to have a particularly refined taste and enough money to fill a chateau.   Thankfully […]