by Karen Warren | Jun 16, 2017 | Books
I enjoy street art. I like the colour, the boldness and the frequent subversiveness. And I like the way that street art is often associated with the renewal of places that have been damaged, whether through poverty, violence, or – as in the case of Christchurch,...
by Karen Warren | May 17, 2017 | Books
Dotyou like to try different foods when you travel? Do you try to cook the new dishes you’ve discovered as soon as you get home? Or are you just a keen cook with a taste for spicy food? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then take a look at the new book...
by Karen Warren | Apr 28, 2017 | Books
Tragic Shores is the first non-fiction title by Thomas H Cook, a prolific crime and suspense novelist. It is a travel memoir with a difference, an account of the author’s visits to “dark places”, places where sometimes unimaginable levels of human brutality and...
by Karen Warren | Mar 3, 2017 | Books
Have you ever wished you’d travelled at a different time of year because your holiday was ruined by crowds, mosquitos or endless rain? Or wondered what to do with your two weeks off in June? Or are you just seeking inspiration for your next trip? If so, then Where to...
by Karen Warren | Dec 2, 2016 | Books, New Zealand
This is the first of what will be an occasional series on “Books to Read Before You Visit…” I always like to prepare for a visit to a new country by reading as much as possible. Not just history and guidebooks, but fiction as well: I find that novels and short stories...
by Karen Warren | Aug 26, 2016 | Books, Sweden
Two things I enjoy when visiting a new city are exploring by foot and sampling the food. So the Sunflower Walk and Eat series, with their emphasis upon walks and food, is a winning combination for me. Armed with my review copy of Walk and Eat Stockholm I set off to...
