It’s 11am and we’re in a taxi heading along Budapest’s Route 4, on our way from the airport to The Hive Party Hostel. I’m hanging out of the passenger window, passing cold beers to a friend through the window of another taxi that’s driving parallel. At 60mph. The beers have come from the fridge at […]

I wake up and put my hand to my head. Just where I feel the ache is a slight lump. I must have been out cold – judging by my lovely dream… We were passing through a picturesque market town called Oundle. All limestone buildings, cosy pubs and cute churches. Just beyond the town a peaceful lane ran alongside a […]

“Being located on the edge of a cliff in Cornwall isn’t the best place for a mobile signal… a nice stroll to the top of the hill normally does the trick”. The information book in my room confirmed that signal is hard to come by here. But you sense that’s just the way The Scarlet […]