Over ten months ago, I wrote about how my “relaxed” attitude to time caused me to run through airports and almost resulted in missing the plane on the way back from Thailand. Ten months. That’s a long time. Performing a disappearing act wasn’t my intention but the last few months have been errr…”interesting” to say … More It’s been a while…
I have often been described as having a ‘relaxed attitude to time’ when it comes to social events. However, when travelling, a minute can mean the difference between getting on your plane, train or bus or being left stranded. On the morning that I was leaving for my InterRailing trip, having stayed up for most … More Running Through Airports: Getting my travel act together
It was supposed to be a 30 minute wait for the train to Budapest but I arrived to find that there was an 80 minute delay! … More Bewildered in Budapest: The Kindness of Strangers
When I announced to my friends and family that I would be taking a solo interrailing trip which would involve staying in backpacker hostels, I was met with a number of raised eyebrows (and not just because I had chosen to go solo). My family and close friends will testify to the fact that I … More My Love/ Hate Relationship with Backpacker Hostels
Source: Liebster Award
Yay! Thank you to Ola for my nomination for the Liebster Award! Here you can see my answers to her 11 questions: Which is your favourite travel destination and why? Probably Ko Lanta in Thailand. The people were so friendly and it was quite rustic – gasoline was sold in bottles and from old school … More Liebster Award
When I decided to take an InterRailing trip in 2013, Nice and Barcelona were on my list of must-see destinations. From the research that I had conducted beforehand, I knew that travelling between these two cities was no easy feat but I hadn’t realised just how long-winded the journey could potentially be. When I went … More Barcelona-Bound Runaway Train
I was excited about the fact that my reasonably priced air fare came with an 8 hour stop over in Dubai. So when the plane landed on a sunny Thursday morning, I hurried over to passport control so I could make the most of my time there. Unnecessary extra passport checks (when everyone else seemed … More Disappointed in Dubai
The year 2012 brought about quite a lot of change in my life – I moved to a new town, started working in a different sector within in my career field and faced the prospect of losing the social life that I had spent the last year building and having to start again from scratch. … More My First Venture into the World of Solo World Wandering
Draw My Map 