At the end of March, Smarty Pants went to an academic conference in Izmir, a port city on the Aegan in south-west Turkey. I’d never been to Turkey, so I joined him – not for the conference, but for four days of relaxing and wandering around the city searching for the best cafe. On our… Continue reading Walking through ancient history: A photo tour of Ephesus
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Dublin’s best museum: a must-visit for writers and readers
Back in March, I was lucky enough to spend a weekend with my husband’s Irish cousins in Dublin. For my husband, his dad, and his cousin, it was a big rugby weekend. The men in my family are big Ireland rugby supporters (I can’t bring myself to tell them the hero in my novel First… Continue reading Dublin’s best museum: a must-visit for writers and readers
Three countries I’d like to set a book in
Our mutual love for travel and books were the two things that brought me and my husband together. We both had literature degrees (I’m an American with a degree in British lit; he’s a Brit with a degree in American lit) and our love of language and adventure led us both to teach English in… Continue reading Three countries I’d like to set a book in