I dip my paddle’s curved edge into the still, green water. The banks of the river are bright with thick waxy leaves and colourful pinpricks of budding flowers. I can feel the vegetation…
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At over eight hundred years old, the medieval town of Cesis, Latvia looks exactly like you’d expect. The streets of Cesis, Latvia, are narrow and occasionally cobblestoned; the small squat houses are made…
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When you think of South East Asia, what springs to mind? For me, it’s a backpacker’s mecca – particularly for those on a budget. Food and accommodation is cheap, the weather’s good, beaches are…
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advice Challenges Mental Health Personal Solo Travel WomenSometimes I’m Scared to Travel – But That Doesn’t Stop Me
“Don’t you get scared? Travelling alone?” The girl from Paris spears a piece of pineapple as she looks towards me, across a table groaning with freshly cooked food. Outside, the sounds…
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Our small plane soared over South Africa’s rugged landscape as we flew toward the MalaMala Game Reserve. With the Kruger National Park sprawled out down below, I began to stare into the trees in earnest,…
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Where’s the most stunning place you’ve stayed the night? For me, it’s Culzean Castle, Scotland. I’ve always been obsessed with staying in quirky places. Lighthouses, churches, treehouses, giant hammocks: you name it,…
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Austria Camino de Santiago Croatia Latvia The Philippines Travel PlansA Travel Update: My Plans This Summer
This week, I flicked back through my diary and realised that it’s almost been a full year since I arrived home in London after eighteen months spent travelling through my favourite continent. One year since…
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It was midnight at Euston Station. The rain was pouring outside, slicking its way down the carriage windows of the Caledonian Sleeper train. I opened my compartment door, wheeling a hastily…
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Whenever I think of Morocco, I think of Moroccan leather. For some reason, leather has always been my achilles heel of travelling. No matter how many countries I visit, I still can’t walk past a…
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I took a pinch of biltong between my fingers and stuffed into my mouth. The dry meat was salty, tangy, and really quite delicious: from across the Blue Train’s carriage, Vanessa…