The Journal
Stories of old hotels, storied streets, beautiful rooms and places that make the world feel a little more mysterious.
For people who notice the details.
We travel for the carved doorway, the faded hotel bar, the bookshop at the end of a quiet street—and the places that still seem to carry the lives lived inside them. Every place has a story. These are the ones we want to remember.
Begin somewhere beautiful
Follow what draws you.
Hotels with history
Grand houses, storied rooms and somewhere worth waking up slowly.
Literary wanderings
Bookshops, libraries, writers’ streets and cities best explored by page.
Old buildings
Architecture, interiors and the beauty that only time can make.
Places with stories
Side streets, coastlines and corners that remain long after the journey ends.
Latest stories
New dispatches from beautiful places, rooms and ideas.
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Bath Colour Palettes: 7 Georgian-Inspired Schemes for Timeless Interiors
Bath has one of the most recognisable colour stories of any city in England.…
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Why Bath Is Honey-Coloured: Georgian Architecture and the Story of Bath Stone
There are cities you recognise by a landmark, and then there are cities you…
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A Literary Walking Tour of Bath: Jane Austen, Mary Shelley and the Stories Hidden in the Georgian Streets
Bath is the sort of city that can make you feel as though you’ve…
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Trieste Interiors: The Italian Design Style You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Trieste does not look quite like the Italy most people imagine. There are no…
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Trieste Colour Palette: Habsburg Elegance Meets the Adriatic
Trieste doesn’t have the sun-baked colour of Rome or the jewel tones of Venice.…
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A Literary Walking Tour of Trieste: In the Footsteps of James Joyce, Italo Svevo and Umberto Saba
There are cities that happen to have produced writers. And then there is Trieste.…
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The Kinsale Colour Palette: 10 Irish Coastal Colours to Steal for Your Home
Kinsale is one of those places that seems to have ignored every sensible rule…
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Why Kinsale Looks So Different: The Architecture Behind Ireland’s Most Colourful Town
Kinsale is one of those places that looks immediately different before you can quite…
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Is Kinsale Ireland’s Answer to the Riviera? A Slow Walking Guide Through Its Colourful Streets
There are parts of Ireland that fit neatly into the picture most of us…