‘The Knife of Never Letting Go’ January Book Club Discussion
2017 is off to a flying start with the fast-paced sci-fi adventure from Patrick Ness. It wasn’t a short book by any measure but for many of your it seemed...
‘Everything Is Illuminated’ December Book Club Discussion
December was a busy month for everyone, with holiday celebrations and wrapping things up for the new year I wasn’t the only one falling behind with this m...
Book Lover’s Guide to Bulgaria: Sofia
Our last destination before jetting off to frosty Iceland, Sofia delighted and surprised us with its modernity and its culture. Rapidly developing and expanding...
Book Lover’s Guide to Romania: Bucharest
After our brief, out-of-the-way diversion to Iași, we jumped on the train and made our way to Romania’s beautiful capital, Bucharest. We’ve heard gr...
‘Oliver Twist’ October Book Club Discussion
Let’s talk about Oliver Twist! It’s been great fun this month, collaborating with the Dickens Buddies group on Instagram. I hope you had a chance to...
Book Lover’s Guide to Serbia: Novi Sad & Subotica
Five nights in Belgrade and we’re off again, this time to Novi Sad and then Subotica. Up here to the north of Serbia, the architecture shifts and changes, the c...
Book Lover’s Guide to Serbia: Belgrade
It’s time for a Book Lover’s Guide to Belgrade! Continuing our adventures across Eastern Europe, we spent 4 nights in the Serbian capital of Belgrad...
Book Lover’s Guide to Montenegro: Budva and surrounds
We had a wonderful time writing this Book Lover’s Guide to Montenegro. Only recently split from Serbia, the newly-independent nation of Montenegro is some...
Book Lover’s Guide to Greece: Athens
Athens is a beautiful, flawed and ancient city. We saw sights that delighted, surprised and saddened us, much like Greece overall. But one thing above all else ...
Book Lover’s Guide to Greece: Thessaloniki & Surrounds
A Book Lover’s Guide to Greece: Thessaloniki and Surrounds *Edit* Updated 6 January 2025 Thessaloniki is a city of contrast, with a long history of conquest and...