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 »
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 »
“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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
“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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Exactly a decade ago, I embarked on a journey that would forever change the course of my life – an adventurous expedition around the globe, solo and undeterred. On this… Read more »
Hey there, fellow adventurers! It’s been a while since I last shared my travel escapades, but trust me, I’ve been far from idle. Life has been a whirlwind of excitement,… Read more »
It has been a while now… my last “real” trip was to Japan, back in 2019… but it feels like a lifetime ago as so much has happened… I went… Read more »
After 5 months living in something that feels more like a parallel universe, I am constantly reminded of this beautiful Buddhist quote that I so embrace now – but was… Read more »
“There are only two types of people in the world”, said Britney, but is the good old Spears right? This is a story about the 3Ss vs 3Fs. Security, Structure and… Read more »
We are living through uncharted territory. The world is changing and so are we. I could write for hours about how I feel about this and how stressful and sad… Read more »
The Chinese It was a hot day, excruciatingly hot actually, and the temples at Angkor were completely filled with people, faces, and bodies moving everywhere … This was my second… Read more »
It’s February. My month. And it has been a mixed feeling one… On the one side, I am having a wonderful time. It’s my birthday month and I am usually… Read more »