Journeys with Julia

Pacific Northwest Tour: Portland, Oregon

Pacific Northwest Tour: Portland, Oregon

I took a slow train … a very, slow train from Seattle to Portland, jam packed full of Seattle Seahawk fans

Pacific Northwest Tour: Seattle, Washington

Pacific Northwest Tour: Seattle, Washington

I took the bus from Vancouver BC across the border to Seattle, Washington. It rained, it was dark, I didn’t see a thing. The following day the rain stopped and I found my way around the city, disco...

Pacific Northwest Tour: Vancouver BC

Pacific Northwest Tour: Vancouver BC

Last week I took a plane, train and automobile to get from Devon, England to Vancouver BC on the west coast of Canada

Celebrating Trees Around The World

Celebrating Trees Around The World

As we begin to think about decorating our homes for Christmas, central to this vision of festivity and fun is a tree.  

Here's Home

Here's Home

Two and a half years ago I moved from Yorkshire to Devon with my partner John and two cats in tow.  The move was prompted by a desire to live by the sea and the realisation that the North Sea off ...

A Long Weekend in Malaga

A Long Weekend in Malaga

Last weekend I took an autumn city break to Malaga. It’s quicker for me to fly to Spain from my home in Devon then it is to get the train to London … and almost as cheap, so spending a long weekend...

Super Southwell Minster

Super Southwell Minster

Last week I met up with my sister who was over from Canada and we took a trip to the lovely, little market town of Southwell, which is near to where we grew up.

London Calling

London Calling

It’s show time again, which means that I and or my illustrated giftware head off for different parts of the world and present ourselves to retail buyers from every corner of the globe.

Two Hours in Chicago

Two Hours in Chicago

Earlier this month I travelled to Chicago from Toronto for a business meeting with a potential licensee and found myself with 2 hours to spare after flesh had been pressed and deals done and won.