Travel Looks Different With a Child
Last night I was in bed, late-night scrolling — not the cute kind where you’re casually browsing, but the kind where you’re half planning your next life while your body… Read more »
A Nordic adventure: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga + Copenhagen
I booked this trip while I was sitting in an airport in Uganda, waiting to come home, already feeling that ridiculous panic my brain loves to create the second a… Read more »
Uganda: Chaos, Coincidence & Culture
Uganda needed its own space — and a different kind of writing. Rwanda was clean, organised, calm in a way that almost feels unreal. Uganda was louder, wetter, more intense… Read more »
More Than a Safari: Akagera and the Countryside We Needed
A couple of days ago, David Attenborough turned 100. What a milestone. And yes — I’m one of those people who genuinely loves him. Romeo does too. His documentaries have… Read more »
Rwanda & Uganda: A Different Kind of Trip
Rwanda & Uganda: Why We Went I’ve been trying to write about Rwanda and Uganda since we got back, and I keep getting stuck — not because I don’t have… Read more »
A Little Staycation at MadSwans in the Mendips
I don’t really travel much within the UK. If I have the chance to go somewhere, I usually go… properly go. Different country, different culture, different everything. So the idea… Read more »
Cyprus in February: the post-birthday escape we needed
Cyprus was my little post-birthday trip this year. My birthday is the 8th of February, and we didn’t actually travel on the day — we travelled a few days later… Read more »
Christmas & New Year in Egypt: Incredible, Exhausting, Worth It
This trip happened over Christmas and New Year, and I’m only sitting down to write it properly now because, well… life. January disappears in five minutes, and suddenly it’s February… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2025
I’m doing the thing again. Another year has flown by, another year where airports and train stations became part of our normal life, and another year where I’m sitting here… Read more »
My Solo Travel Career Began With a Lie (and a Spice Girl)
Some people say the travel bug is something you catch as an adult, but mine bit early. My family always traveled – Spain, France, the usual “next door” holidays. But… Read more »
Stop Telling Me Muslim Countries Aren’t Safe for Women
“Wait, You’re Going WHERE? I Thought You Were a Feminist” “You’re really going to visit Muslim countries? I thought you believed in women’s rights.” I heard variations of this so… Read more »
October 15, 2013: 12 Years of Living Differently
October Always Brings Change There’s something about October that pulls at me. I moved to London in October 2006. I left to travel the world in October 2013. I came… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2024
OPS, I’m almost a year late writing this, which feels appropriate somehow. I only realized a few days ago that this post was never written so here I am as I… Read more »
Athens: The Beginning of My Greek Love Affair
I have a tradition of going away for my birthday every year, and this February I found myself wondering where Romeo and I should escape to. My birthday is February… Read more »
23 Countries Before I Turn 6: Romeo’s Travel Adventures
Tomorrow my little explorer turns 6, and I thought it would be fun to interview him about his incredible travel journey so far. What started as a simple chat turned… Read more »
The Robbery No One Warned Me About
“Be careful in Tunisia.” “Watch out for pickpockets.” “Muslim countries can be dangerous for women traveling alone.” I heard it all before we left. In fact, I have heard it… Read more »
Tunisia with Romeo: When Your Values Lead to Adventure
Sometimes the best travel decisions aren’t made from guidebooks or Instagram feeds – they’re made from the heart. When I was planning our spring getaway, Romeo and I didn’t choose… Read more »
Iran, Ten Years Later: Truth, Beauty, and the Lies We’re Told
An unfiltered memory of blue tiles, headscarves, and radical hospitality It’s been exactly ten years. Ten years since I boarded a flight to Tehran with more questions than answers, and… Read more »
Footprints in Morocco: A Journey of Discovery with Romeo
Returning to Morocco, a country I’ve visited several times before, held a special allure this time around. But this journey was different – this time, I had my 4 year… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2023
Hello, dear readers! It’s been a moment since we caught up, hasn’t it? Life’s unpredictable journey has taken me through some unexpected twists, and my blog has been in a… Read more »