Magazine
Writing about the places our homes take us, without flattery and without advertorial.
Writing to the owner, and getting a reply
There is no "book now" button here. There is someone to write to — and how you write changes what you get back.
The Luberon when it is not August
Eleven months out of twelve, the hilltop villages belong to the people who live in them. That is also when you can rent a house there.
Choosing a house when there are no stars
Stars rate hotels. A holiday house has none, and that is just as well: they would have measured the wrong thing.