These Corners of the World

My African Safari - Day 9 (Camping in the Serengeti)

As you can imagine, the trek from my tent to the outhouse toilet was terrifying. I only went twice after dark, and the trek was only maybe a

My African Safari - Day 8 (Views of Mount Kilimanjaro)

As soon as we had eaten and left the hotel, I realised today was the day I would finally set eyes on the famous Mount Kilimanjaro. It was as

EuroTrip 2017 - Week 3 (The time I got stranded on a bear- and wolf-infested mountain in Bulgaria)

started to walk a little bit further away from him. He followed. He asked me something in Bulgarian. I said no. He began to gesture to the

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day 16 (In the eye of the storm at the top of the Camino)

Today was a long, long day. And an incredibly wet one. I knew in advance that today was going to be tough. All the guide books agree...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Four (A wine-fuelled trip to Logrono)

After a poor start to the day, filled with stretches, popping leg tendons and worry, Day Four of my Camino journey was actually...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day Three (Dragging my body to Estella)

Today was the first time I genuinely considered quitting. I'm quite ashamed to write that, considering it's only Day Three, but it's the...

Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Day One (and Day Minus One) at St Jean Pied de Port

Today began another awesome adventure - I started cycling the Camino de Santiago. Well. I say cycling, and yet I spent Day One mostly...

Why I'm quitting my job to travel the world

I lived in Scotland for a year, I spent three weeks bouncing around Europe, I visited Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Vietnam... the list goes on.