I want to write about my six-day trip to Istanbul over the Easter break. It wasn’t just a visit—it felt like a quiet collision of past and present. Going back with my husband and our son, I found myself moving through a city I know so well, yet seeing and feeling it differently. Same skyline, same chaos, same sea air… but this time, I felt like I was the one holding the map. Staying in a hotel in my own hometown added a strange layer to the experience. No family home to return to, no familiar drawers or cups — just key cards and elevator music. Not stepping back into…

I’ve been thinking about what should be the very first post on my Travel Finds page… and honestly, Nadia and the world she has created at Auberge La Fenière largely deserve it. A heavenly place on 8 hectares of land, olive trees everywhere, and the sound of grasshoppers which instantly took me back to my childhood at our summer house. But the most exciting part was its story – the story of three Mediterranean women who passed down their skills over three generations — a lineage of inspiration, passion, and care that you can feel in every corner. Truly touching and deeply inspiring. And it’s the first and only Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant completely free of gluten…