The World Of Interiors • 14th October 2026

Inside an Art Brut shrine to the first canine cosmonaut

Wandering Normandy’s soulfully surreal Maison Bleue, I wonder whether mosaic may be the perfect medium to embody memory: colourful shards pieced together to make a resonant whole. Here, beneath a sheltering roof, is a one-of-a-kind sculpture garden that could be a forgotten cousin to Gaudí’s Park Güell in Barcelona...

The Sunday Times • 2nd August 2026

I’ve been exploring the Sussex coast for 20 years. These are the best bits.

Norman Miller offers a guide to his favourite seaside spots including Rye, Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea, with recommendations for places to eat, drink and stay

111 Places global guide book series • 20th May 2026

111 Places in Hastings & Rye That You Shouldn't Miss

“This new book on Hastings and 1066 Country is extremely informative, well designed, handsomely produced and reasonably priced." Hastings Online Times “Really good read full of classy photos.” Rye News “Whether you’re a local looking for hidden gems or a visitor eager to go off the beaten track, this book is packed with inspiration.” 1066 Country tourism website “Hastings, Rye and 1066 Country are full of magic, character, creativity and stories, and this gorgeous book captures that spirit so beautifully.” Tadgh Mae, Hastings

Responsible Travel • 22nd April 2026

Responsible Travel - Cooking & food travel guide

Copywriting sample: A guide to the mouthwatering cooking and food holidays offered by award-winning experiential and ethical travel company Responsible Travel.

Sussex Exclusive • 18th March 2026

The Sussex Book Review: 111 Places in Chichester & West Sussex | Sussex Exclusive

By Norman Miller & Alexandra Loske Published by Emons RRP: £13.99 “This looks fabulous. As a Chi girl, I can’t wait to read it.” — Kate Mosse, novelist and historian "As someone who knows West Sussex well, I approached the book with two questions in mind. Would I learn anything new about familiar places? And would I discover places I hadn’t heard of before? The answer to both questions is a resounding, yes."

The World Of Interiors • 12th December 2025

Dutch courage: one Netherlandish neighbourhood’s wild architectural experiment

Born half a century ago from the reclaimed bed of the Dutch inland sea known as the Markermeer, Almere was interwoven with an element of the fantastical right from its beginning – a place whose first buildings replaced dozens of historic shipwrecks. It has continued to re-imagine the look of a city ever since.

Fine Books & Collections • 1st December 2025

Cataloguing Unconventional and Odd Artists’ Books

How do libraries approach books that defy simple classification? Norman Miller looks at cataloguing artists’ books, which often intersect text, photography, and graphic design in highly unusual ways.

WIZZ - WIZZ Air magazine • 20th November 2025

The Pioneers: The modernist architects of Faro

In the 1960s and 70s, youth culture in London, Paris and New York meant music, cinema and fashion. But in Portugal’s Algarve, that era’s drive for creativity was channelled into architecture.

Smart Luxury • 29th August 2025

Why a Burgeoning Wine Trail Just 60 Miles From London is Europe's Next Viniculture Hotspot | Smart Luxury

I was riding a 1950s vintage red double decker bus, but rather than negotiating snarled London streets, I had just left the cosmopolitan coastal city of Brighton to enter vine-flanked country lanes, where grapes were ripening towards early fall harvest. This is wine touring Sussex-style, exploring a world-class viniculture beacon with over 130 vineyards just 60 miles from London.

BBC Travel • 24th July 2025

What Santiago's many 'Camino' pilgrims often miss

For the last 1,200 years, the Unesco World Heritage city of Santiago de Compostela has best been known as a pilgrimage destination for devout Catholics.... Now, the city is keen to show off its artsy side.

World of Interiors • 9th July 2025

Fauves by the Coves

Founded in Newlyn in 1920, Cryséde manufactured groundbreaking garments whose Cornish-themed designs drew on the Modernist art movements then making shockwaves in postwar Europe. Norman Miller delves that history.

BBC Travel • 3rd July 2025

Bradford: The unlikely 2025 UK City of Culture

Bradford is turning the page against lazy tropes and past negative headlines, proudly stepping into the spotlight as the 2025 UK City of Culture with an ambitious year-long programme of roughly 1,000 events showcasing its creative legacy and vibrant, multicultural present.

Saga Magazine • 29th May 2025

The highlights of Europe’s rivers –which one is best for you? | Saga

Palaces, shopping and rustic vineyards – our expert guide to the delights to be discovered cruising Europe’s waterways... By Norman Miller

Storied - Forbes • 7th April 2025

Venice | Biennale of Architecture 2025

The Venice Biennale of Architecture may be less well-known, but the 2025 edition provides a worthy companion to its illustrious art counterpart, setting modern visions of the built environment into the fabric of the world’s most distinctive historic city.

Sunday Telegraph • 10th December 2024

This cultured city is secretly Europe’s finest winter week

For the history-loving traveller, few spots compare to Cádiz, Western Europe's most ancient city.

BBC Future • 2nd December 2024

The hunt for heat: Drilling the deepest holes on Earth

Deep geothermal promises 'always on' environmentally-friendly energy across much of the planet - if only we can drill deep enough to tap it. Norman Miller investigates the latest advances.

BBC Travel • 15th November 2024

A 'crazy town looking to go fossil free': Sweden's wooden city that was green before Greta

In the 1,000-year-old Swedish city of Växjö, historic glassmaking heritage is now matched by changemaking as a global leader in eco-friendly urban builds and energy generation.

Countryfile • 16th October 2024

Countryfile - Meet Britain's remarkable touring theatre companies

From riverside nooks to barns and underpasses, a host of British theatrical troupes are bringing theatre to remarkable spots.

The Times • 27th August 2024

The underrated crowd-free alternatives to Venice

Foodie powerhouse Bologna sits 50 miles to the west; cultural corker Florence 90 miles southwest; needs-no-adjective Venice 90 miles to the north. But choose instead Ravenna and its little canal-laced coastal neighbour Comacchio and you’ll find this distinctive pairing mixes the magical elements of all three — but without the throngs.

BBC Travel • 25th July 2024

Lausanne: The Swiss city that runs the Olympics

In the 1890s, when French baron Pierre de Coubertin set about reviving the ancient Greek sporting games first recorded at Olympia in 776 BCE, he thought of following classical precedent and giving his modern Olympics a single permanent location too. But though the Games became a globe-trotting extravaganza, Coubertin still made the Swiss city of Lausanne the Olympic Capital...