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On Monday this week I got ready for the day ahead, opened the front door and stepped over the threshold. The world outside seemed just …

It was very difficult to write down these thoughts. Especially on a sunny and happy day like today. They have been playing at the back …

Autumn is a season I had all but forgotten about. For years, it would seem, summer would jump straight into winter and my soul, without …

It has been raining non-stop here in Vicenza for the past night and day and night. It is morning now and faced with the scowling …

Travelling through fields of gold sunflowers in full bloom is an experience like no other. Forget the tall green corn stalks of Veneto, where I …

‘Here is a basket. Go and pick some peaches from the tree to have them fresh this afternoon’, said my mother handing me the large …

Today I am starting a series of blog posts about my home town of Varna and my home country of Bulgaria. Even though I have …

Today was the day that we went poppy spotting. It just happens that it has been raining for the past four days, so our little …

Do you have a guilty pleasure? Mine is watching ‘Desperate Housewives’. I love the drama dripping from every scene, the implausible yet gripping storylines, the …

It happens to all of us. Sometimes the world has to be put on hold and we need to focus on ourselves. Five minutes is …