How to invade England – 1066 and all that

- September 10, 2026September 20, 2026

First published October 2015 William II Duke of Normandy didn’t read self-help books. He never spent an afternoon taking personality tests to find out if he was an ‘ENFP’ (enthusiastic, creative) or ENTA (commander...) nor did he worry over much about his personal brand. Because William knew exactly who he was, knew

For the love of Laika, in Dives-sur-Mer

- November 8, 2014June 19, 2019

We matched our postcard and strolled confidently through the archway to have some lunch, only to discover it was packed and all the sensible people had booked. So we went in search of a mysterious building we had heard about, the Blue House. We found it hidden away on a unimpressive

Ugly beautiful in Dives-sur-Mer

- August 30, 2014January 10, 2018

There is an elegant Normandy villa so perfectly designed, set so well above a green meadow garden edged with trees, that every photograph of it is a success. It’s image regularly appears in blogs, tweets and across Tumblr representing the Norman ideal. It is the Villa Strassburger, located just a short, pleasant