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Cornwall's Wild Romance
Jagged cliffs, gentle coves and a wind that tugs wildly at your hair. Cornwall is as unpretentious as it is unvarnished, and perhaps that is precisely why it provides such a striking backdrop for love stories. A journey through Earl Grey, gin and goosebumps. It is already dark by the time we reach the coastal village of Tintagel. Yet the roar of the waves crashing against the rocks below gives us a glimpse of the stunning seaside scenery that awaits us at breakfast. When you
Anna-Maria Bauer
3 days ago1 min read


Finding Wuthering Heights
The new Wuthering Heights film, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, is full of passion. The landscape in the background couldn’t be more idyllic. An exploration. Sharp and strikingly slender for its height, the chimney of the Old Gang Smelting Mill soars skywards, standing out starkly against the ice-blue winter sky, and Sean Whittle rubs his hands together. The wind blows fiercely here. But Sean smiles. Eleven months ago, he took cover here – he points to the stone wall
Anna-Maria Bauer
3 days ago1 min read


Biarritz: Where Adrenaline Meets Belle Époque
Magnificent Belle Époque villas and golden sandy beaches, elegant strollers alongside adventurous surfers. A sleepy fishing village until 1854, Biarritz was transformed by Napoleon III into an elegant summer retreat for high society – and has remained so to this day. When you cross the stone bridge at Rocher du Basta by the old fishing harbour for the first time, you feel torn in two. Not just literally, because the wild Atlantic wind is tugging and pulling at you – but also
Anna-Maria Bauer
3 days ago1 min read


Serenade of the Scythe
Briton Simon Fairlie has initiated a gentle mowing revolution in the United Kingdom - and uses only scythes from Rossleithen in Upper...
Anna-Maria Bauer
Feb 23, 20251 min read


Tasting Sicily
Spicy fried aubergines, sweet pistachio cream, hot rice balls or crispy puff pastry rolls. The cuisine in Sicily is refined in its...
Anna-Maria Bauer
Feb 23, 20251 min read


In Honour of Jane
The English writer Jane Austen co-founded the novel genre and moved millions of people with her romantic stories. Her home village has...
Anna-Maria Bauer
Feb 20, 20251 min read


At the Centre of Time
In 2025, the Royal Observatory in London's Greenwich district will be 350 years old. But why does our time begin in London? Who were the...
Anna-Maria Bauer
Feb 13, 20251 min read


When Phones Are Off
An evening without scrolling, sharing and social media? Brit Ben Hounsell organises parties at the first ‘Offline Club’ in London. The...
Anna-Maria Bauer
Feb 13, 20251 min read


Normandy's Surreal Beauty
The tidal island of Mont Saint Michel rises out of the shallow bay like an unreal fairytale castle. The famous Mont Saint Michel...
Anna-Maria Bauer
Feb 13, 20251 min read
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