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

Rental Family: A beautiful film starring bumbling but loveable Brendan Fraser as Phil, an actor in Tokyo who joins an agency that rents out families and friends to the lonely, the sad or those needing some type of human connection. As a lonely, sad person craving connections, Phil also rediscovers the beauty of relationships.  *****

Bugonia: One of the weirdest films for a long time, about 2 fake-news-fed idiots who kidnap a corporate high-flyer, convinced she's an alien bent on subjugating the Earth. In turns funny, satirical, gory and stupid, but overall rewarding for its sheer non-conformity. ***

Kiss of the Spiderwoman: A glittery remake of a quiet but profound stage play about two prisoners during the Argentinian dictatorship. A blend of the gaudy and the awful, with the cellmates escaping from horror into a fantasy world starring Jennifer Lopez. Pretty enough, but ultimately not convincing as a drama. ***

Hamnet: Disappointingly dreary drama about the imaginary background that may have provoked Shakespeare to write his tragedy Hamlet. The final 20 minutes are captivating, the rest is a long slog through domestic life. **