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Finding the Magic Beyond the Map
  • The Legend of Princess Cantara and Her Two Suitors
    Maps & Mysteries

    The Legend of Princess Cantara and Her Two Suitors

    28 November 202529 November 2025
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    Alicante Folklore & Ghost Stories from Santa Bárbara Castle High above Alicante, Santa Bárbara Castle sits on the peak of Mount Benacantil, its walls steeped in stories and legends. For as long as locals have been telling tales, they’ve whispered that this fortress is far more than stone and battlements. It is a place where…

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  • The Mountain With the Missing Piece
    Maps & Mysteries

    The Mountain With the Missing Piece

    24 November 202524 November 2025
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    From the tram station, Puig Campana rises over Benidorm like a silent, brooding sentinel. At first glance, its sheer bulk dominates the skyline, but it is a single, dramatic feature near its summit that immediately arrests the eye: a conspicuous, jagged gap known locally as El Portell — “The Gate.” This wound in stone, later…

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  • Whitbread's new plan of London: drawn from authentic survey (1853) by J. Whitbread. Original from Library of Congress. Public Domain
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    Haunted Cartographies

    8 October 202514 November 2025
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    When I was a little girl, I would sit cross-legged on the carpet with an atlas spread open before me. I treated it like a storybook, tracing the blue lines of rivers and the winding veins of mountain ranges with a fingertip. I memorised bolden cities and each name — Samarkand, Valparaíso, Reykjavik — shimmered…

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Magic Beyond the Map

Lost Adventures invites you to wander off the beaten path and uncover the quiet magic hidden in plain sight. Through myth, travel, art, and soulful reflection, it explores spirituality, self-discovery, and the art of finding wonder wherever you are.

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Discover art, myth, and hidden wonders in Notes from Beyond the Map — my newsletter for curious souls seeking enchantment in unexpected places.

Accidentally bumped into the Louvre while walking Accidentally bumped into the Louvre while walking to somewhere completely different.  Was following a French revolution walking tour on an app - it should have taken about 2 hours but we did it in 5! Step counter hit 32k and I have blisters to show for it. Had the best of times.
The Misfit Divas Oracular Spectacular are now avai The Misfit Divas Oracular Spectacular are now available from my Etsy store. This is one of my favourite cards because who doesn't need a reminder it's time to smash the patriarchy 😉

https://soulscapestudiouk.etsy.com/listing/4449344752
Spent most of the day on buses and ferries to get Spent most of the day on buses and ferries to get to the temples but worth the journey.
Happy New Year! Traditional walk by the sea done Happy New Year! 

Traditional walk by the sea done (oh my word, it's cold and windy out there!) and now to settle down to a few board games indoors.

I hope you have the very best 2026 and let it be filled with all kinds of delicious magic.
Back in the soggy UK after a beautiful few days in Back in the soggy UK after a beautiful few days in Girona. Renewing my passport this year was one of the best decisions - I've seen some gorgeous places (all that I had never visited before) and have fallen even more in love with our little planet. 

I've spent the last few days exploring the medieval town (including ticking off GOT locations), finding little cafes with the best coffee (and pastries) and generally walking until my feet could take no more.  Perfect!
Photo dump from last week's trip to Spain. Missing Photo dump from last week's trip to Spain. Missing the weather!!
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