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

Materialists: After her previous hit Past Lives, I expected big things from writer-director Celine Song. Instead, Materialists is a lavishly filmed, star-studded cliche of a movie that glistens with with superficiality. I almost left early, but stayed hoping for some last-minute soul to rescuscitate this shallow, by-the-numbers script. It didn't. **

Superman: I had low expectations, but the new Superman David Corenswet is excellent. The movie has a decent plot, funny quips, lots of action, and never takes itself too seriously. A great package ****

Flow: An enchanting animated story about a cat whose home is devastated by floods - a climate change warning - forcing him to team up with other assorted animals to survive. Beautifully vivid, dreamlike, funny and moving. It transcends languages, because there are no words. *****