Travel – Jade Angeles Fitton

Cuba Travelogue for Lunate Journal

jadeangelesfitton — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:33:42 +0000

Since I travelled around Cuba back in 2022, I’d wanted the freedom to write a travelogue about that experience, as I could not find an honest representation of the reality of travelling in Cuba in any of the national publications – and none would offer the word count required to depict the country’s complexities. I was very lucky to be offered that by the brilliant and beautiful Lunate Journal. The piece was published in their final edition earlier this year, and it is one of my favourite pieces that I’ve written to date. It’s no longer available to buy (I’m late to post, as ever). But if you’d like a copy, please get in touch, I can ask the editors if they have any copies still available.

Cuba,

The Guardian – A Moment That Changed Me

jadeangelesfitton — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:37:24 +0000

For The Guardian I wrote about an ostensibly small moment during which I made a decision that changed everything for me. It was like being rewired. Read here.

Air Mail – Waiting For Godet

jadeangelesfitton — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:33:02 +0000

For Graydon Carter’s Air Mail I went to Saint Paul de Vence in the South of France and discovered the most incredible story of the perfume house’s 21st century revival (featuring a break out of a retirement home!). Read here.

The Fence – Voyage of the Damned

jadeangelesfitton — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:27:59 +0000

For The Fence I wrote about a what I thought was going to be a wildlife cruise while on honeymoon in Cuba. I had been reading Moby Dick the night before and all was not what I had expected. Read here.

The Spectator – Finding my family roots in Spain

jadeangelesfitton — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:23:11 +0000

For The Spectator I wrote about finding my family roots in a tiny mountain village in Asturias, Spain, where my great-grandmother, Angeles Martinez, lived and died. And why my grandfather chose to keep his Spanish roots a secret for most of his life. Read here.

The Guardian – The Ritual Turning of The Stone

jadeangelesfitton — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:19:14 +0000

For The Guardian I wrote about the ritual ‘Turning of the Stone’ in my local village – an ancient ritual that occurs every November 5th.

Vogue – Lockdown on a Remote Island

jadeangelesfitton — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:14:33 +0000

I wrote about life on a 3 mile long, 1/2 mile wide island during a four month lockdown; learning about interspecies interconnection and when it’s time to leave something you love for Vogue. Read Here.

Guardian Country Diary

jadeangelesfitton — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:02:31 +0000

I wrote about the changing of the clocks for The Guardian Country Diary

Piece for the Financial Times

D P — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:00:31 +0000

For the ⁦‪Financial Times I wrote about one of my favourite paintings and how it relates to one of my favourite activities, housesitting other people’s beautiful homes. To read about the joys of house sitting, and of leaving again, click here.