Journal

In May 2025, Sam and I spent just shy of a whole month in Lisbon. Prior to that our last trip to Lisbon was part of a Great Covid Escape …

Sam and I were dreaming of a life where we could travel the world slowly and continuously. For the past decade we have been maxing out our annual leave and …

Our weekend trip to Hong Kong was less intentional than our usual travels. With both of us throwing in the towel at our full time jobs by the beginning of …

I had wanted to visit Gdansk for a long time. Maybe since I first moved to London and researched ‘Europe’s undiscovered coastal gems’, or something along those lines. As a …

With an abundance of Virgin Atlantic air miles and a couple of expiring companion vouchers burning holes in our pockets, Sam and I booked a two-week trip to Jamaica. The …

For the second time in less than four months, we headed to Austria. This time to Innsbruck en route to Mayrhofen for four days of snowboarding.  A lifetime ago (ie …

Ah, December 2020. Britain was at one of its peaks of Covid rule stupidity. Drinks in bars could only be served with a ‘substantial meal’. Each county was allocated to …

For the second year in a row, Sam and I were headed to Pescara, in Italy, to see my family. The previous year we had flown into Napoli for a …

‘Twas the last weekend of November 2023. I had been ready to get into the Christmas spirit since we returned from our trip to Turkey at the end of October. …

In September 2022 it was announced there would be a public holiday to mourn the Queen’s death. Sam and I took that opportunity to book a last-minute break to Spain. …