Personal Blog
As a full time traveller, I am constantly exploring new destinations and experiencing weird and wonderful encounters and situations. You’ll find the more glossy descriptions and recommendations of each location in my destinations page, but here I share my own personal experiences of the places I visit, including some not so glossy bits. Here’s where I make mistakes that you can learn from, figure out the tips and tricks that I wish I’d read on other blogs, discover hidden gems, and try and test local restaurants to later recommend to my clients, and you. If you want to keep up to date in real time, join my newsletter!
Cruising Antarctica with HX Expeditions
We spent 4 incredible days cruising the other-worldly white continent of Antarctica on board the luxury MS Fridtjof Nansen with Hurtigruten Expeditions.
Cruising the Chilean Fjords
We embarked on a once in a lifetime cruise with HX Expeditions, sailing down the coast of Chile past the most incredible scenery in complete luxury.
Back on the Road in Santiago and Valparaiso
After 3 months in the UK and US, it was finally time to get back to travelling. First stop: Chile!
144 hours in Beijing
In summer of 2024 China were allowing visa-free entry as long as your transit was less than 144 hours and you remained in one city. We made the most of it!
Exploring Ulaan Baatar and Naadam Festival
We spent a few days in the Mongolian capital before and after our road trip, and got to experience the national festival of Naadam.
Mongolian Road Trip Part 2: The Saga Continues
The first week of our trip had focused on the Gobi desert area in the south of Mongolia, with canyons, rock formations and lots and lots of sand. Our second week took us back into greener pastures, with valleys, river crossings, and lots and lots of yaks.
Our Epic Mongolian Road Trip – Part 1
Mongolia has been a bucket list destination for a while, but as a sort of wild dream, not a realistic plan. The plan that did end up coming together was to hire a car and set off into the wilderness. Here’s how it went.
Temple Hopping in South Korea
From beachy Busan to ancient Gyeongju to bustling Seoul, we spent 2 weeks exploring the best of South Korea.
4 Very Busy Days in Taipei
There’s so much to see and do in and around Taiwan’s capital, but the accommodation price convinced us to shorten our stay, so we were busier than usual fitting it all in.
Exploring Alishan and Sun Moon Lake
The interior of Taiwan is home to some beautiful mountain resort towns, and these two stops turned out to be my favourite in the whole country.
3 days in Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s Southern City
We had two weeks to explore Taiwan from south to north, and Kaohsiung was our first stop. A surprising and enjoyable city!
An Unexpected 2 Weeks in Malaysia
A fortnight of just going to the next place that made any sense, while trying to figure out where we actually wanted to travel.
Relaxing in Koh Lanta and Koh Lipe
Enjoying the slow life in Thailand, with no particular place to go.
Celebrating Songkran in Krabi
Songkran, the Thai New Year Festival, is celebrated all over the country in the form of huge, city-wide water fights. It’s a lot of fun!
10 days in Northern India
After Holi and our epic Rajashtan trip we slowly made our way towards Kolkata, via Lucknow and Varanasi, with a couple of transport mishaps on the way.
