Heléna StakounisDec 18, 202110 minThe Jewel of JaisalmerA top ten winner in the TripFiction Sense of Place competition 2021 Image by Dmitry Rukhlenko Adobe Images A short story about Jaisalmer...
Heléna StakounisDec 18, 20219 minA Picture of PlaisanceA short story about a family who move to Plaisance du Gers... Top 20 Shortlist in TripFiction A Sense of Place competition 2021... As the...
Heléna StakounisJan 3, 202010 minBlackpool to BiarritzAs a kid growing up in the North of England, Blackpool was our closest seaside day out. Now, in Southwest France, it's Biarritz. Find out he
Heléna StakounisMar 12, 20198 minA weekend in the Basque countryAs Spain is only just over an hour away from our home in France, when flying back from the UK it's just as easy to take a flight back to...
Heléna StakounisFeb 5, 201910 minLondonLondon has both an energy and a calm, a paradox of peace and chaos that marks it out from other cities. Its spirit and history ooze out...
Heléna StakounisJan 22, 201910 minLe Gers, GasconyIf you had asked me several years ago when I was living in my flat in Salford Quays, close to the hustle and bustle of England's second...