Long-term travel has become our norm. We choose a place and we make it home, sometimes for weeks, more often for months. We make friends, we find favourite cafés and create a rhythm someplace new. We learn what time the market cuts its prices, how to ask, “¿Hay wifi, por favor?, and how to top … Read more
From when I was about five, my Mum used a wheelchair. Despite this, we went on holiday around three times a year, and she never let her disability get in the way of doing the things she wanted. Some of my fondest memories are from the holidays we took together as a family to places like … Read more
The first time I went to The Sanctuary ten years ago, I felt a little like I was cheating. It wasn’t something backpackers my age did. They stayed in the most basic places they could find and ate the cheapest food. Choosing The Sanctuary was splashing out. It was a choice in ease, convenience and … Read more
Mission: To live my life like Glastonbury smiles I wrote that at the top of my Couchsurfing profile, aged 23, fresh from a heartbreak and ready to set out an adventure backpacking around Spain. I’d just been to Glastonbury, England’s mega festival, which had become an annual pilgrimage of sorts. I never went as a … Read more
I turned 30 a few weeks back. Some say that makes me an adult, but I often feel that’s a destination that works itself ever further away with every passing year. Wonder keeps one young, and this life fills me over and over. However, despite not yet knowing the feeling of the word adult, I have … Read more
Sometimes the internet makes it seems as though we know more than we possibly can. It’s at our fingertips but it’s infinite. We can find almost anything if we try, but we don’t always know exactly what it is we’re looking for. A few weeks ago, Steve and I found something that surprised us. It … Read more
I thought I’d treat you to a little food porn this Wednesday with a taste of Maltese cuisine. On my recent trip there, I was lucky enough to be cooked for by Matty Cremona, a Maltese food historian, who is also a talented chef. She and her husband Sam (also known as “The Godfather of … Read more
As I looked back on my photos of Malta, I was struck by the incredible spectrum of blues in the images – from turquoise to royal velvet. The island is surrounded by some of the clearest waters I have ever seen, especially around Comino, which is home to the blue lagoon. Visibility for divers is … Read more
Part 1: Going back “It’s your Mum. She’s in hospital. Come back quickly.” I got that phone call eleven years ago, aged 19, sitting on a beach in Thailand.Mum had been diagnosed with MS when I was three. When I was ten, I remember describing it to my friends: “It just means she can’t walk”. … Read more
When I was little, my dream job was to be a writer for the Lonely Planet. The little blue bible was my guide around the world on my first forays into solo travel aged 18. It’s always retained a soft spot in my heart, a token of my seeds of wanderlust. So when I found … Read more