Welcome to 2023! 2022 has come to an end and it’s time to welcome in a new year. I’ve already looked back at 2022 but this post is a simple one just to say welcome to 2023! I wanted to say that I hope everyone… Read More »Welcome to 2023!
Another year down and I’m here to sum up the year that was 2022! Here we are again, another year down and time for a post summing up the last 12 months. Obviously these posts only come around once a year but, for some reason,… Read More »2022: A Year in Review
I can’t believe it’s been five years since I started my travel blog. It’s not been an easy road but I’m here to share my five lessons from five years of travel blogging! Five years ago, in 2017, I had recently touched down in Australia.… Read More »5 Lessons from Five Years of Travel Blogging
As things suddenly seem to be getting back to normal, I’m starting to feel anxious as to what’s next and whether I’m really ready for that. This winter has seemed the longest ever with restrictions seeming to be in place in the North East since September/October. I’m sure I’m the same as absolutely everyone but things have been really hard haven’t they?!
Anyway, as we look forward, I really am looking forward to travelling again though repeated lockdowns has allowed me to slow down and re focus. Travel is going to be much more local, whether through choice or forced upon us, but I’m okay with that. Throughout the last year, I’ve discovered places I had no idea existed just a few miles from my home.
Well where on earth do I start? I’ll try my best to get through this post without mentioning the dreaded C-word but let’s just be honest straight up; it’s been a pretty shit year hasn’t it?! This obviously isn’t going to be a long post… Read More »2020: A Year in Review
Almost two years after returning from a life changing period of travel, I’ve come to the conclusion that life really does move pretty fast; and I’m okay with that. I am happy to admit that it took a long time to settle back into ‘normality’.… Read More »Life Moves Pretty Fast, Part II
To say 2019 has been a busy year would be an understatement. Both Emma and I turned 30, we’ve bought our first home, we’ve visited Edinburgh, Cork, Crete, Florida and Guernsey and, most importantly, ended the year with our wedding. We only started planning the… Read More »2019: A Year in Review
Well I can’t believe we’re here with only a few days left of 2018! I’m not going to lie but the last year, up until August at least, has been my favourite so far. The year started with fireworks in Sydney Harbour followed by a… Read More »2018: A Year in Review
It’s been a year since I first posted on this blog and, well, what a year it’s been! Travel has taken Emma and I to Australia for nine months followed by Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. I didn’t ever imagine that many people would read… Read More »One Year On…