Bristol Bound

β€œWhy do you love Bristol?” I ask my British friends. Beth (my Northerner roommate) replies β€œIt’s a great drunk night out, and I guess the people are lovely too.” Isabelle (a friend from work) sings β€œOh, it’s steeped in history, has a great and proud culture, and it’s very liberal!”. And Lou (my local barista), simply looks at me and says, β€œTwo words, darling: gert lush”.

Siesta and Fiesta’s in Barcelona

"Who would have thought? You, me, Bella and Barcelona in the winter of 2019. Who would have thought?"  The three of us are nestled into the back of a taxi, en route from El Prat Airport Terminal 2 to PlaΓ§a de Catalunya. We're driving northeast, parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coastline. It's a Friday afternoon, circa 1…