I'm Lesley, a freelance travel & leisure journalist. Until recently I was based in stunning South Africa,  but after a major rethink about the future prompted by the Covid lockdown, I've reinvented myself as an English teacher for adults and moved to Santiago in Chile! I'm absolutely loving it, and you can read why in my Chilean travel articles!
Here you'll also find some of my quirky, warped and opinionated ideas on life, love, cheesecake and everything else crucial for survival. If you want to follow me on Instagram, I'm on @lesley_stones
Have fun, and travel safely.

Cine Shorts

One Battle After Another: A comedic social commentary on the appalling state of the US right now, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a left-wing revolutionary fighting for decent treatment for immigrants, and Sean Penn as a zealot military man determined to keep the US 'clean'. Terrific fun, terrifyingly feasible. ****

Downton Abbey, The Grand Finale: Choc full of the usual characters swanning around in their finery, wih Lady Mary causing a scandal with her...divorce!! Oh, the horror! This series really knows how to gold-plate the scenery and tweak the emotions, even if those emotions are tame by today's standards. A lovely costume drama. ***