Woman About Town

Kurdish delight

Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories

Like a homecoming

A haunted house

An elusive eatery

Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand

Paris cinema

There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter

The world’s most beloved oratorio

Hallelujah to that

My Italian Stallion

The winning jockey receives a splendid silver cup and a very Sud-Tirol basket of apples

Four divided by two

After nearly 25 years (and more than half my life), I can do what I like

Dei ex machinae

15 August is the worst day of the year for a swim at the Venice Lido

Bangers with bite

Forewarned is forearmed, especially when the choruses come this big

Schnapps decision

By the time the bottle was empty, we were all singing raucously in Ukrainian