Dispatches
Oct 2026I spent a month travelling around Peru, discovering its extraordinary landscapes, ancient towns, wonderful food and remarkable craftsmanship. My friend Phoebe, an artist and textile collector with a fabulous eye for beautiful things, spent a couple of weeks there recently as well. We decided to bring our discoveries together in one list.
Jan 2026Our daughters joined us for a night in the dunes outside Ica — dune buggies, sandboarding, and dinner under an impossibly star-filled sky.
Jan 2026If you are going to Machu Picchu by train, don't just pass through Ollantaytambo on the way. Get off the train, stay a night or two and explore.
Jan 2026Markets fill with yellow underwear, yellow clothing and yellow decorations, all bought in the hope that the colour brings luck and abundance in the year ahead.
Dec 2025Machu Picchu really does live up to the hype. But there were quite a few things about getting there that I didn't fully understand until we did it ourselves.
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