The Bulgarians always seem to be the bad guys in international crime novels- I was picturing heavy-set, surly henchmen of organised crime. However the warm […]
Hiking the Rila and Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria, July 2025 Read More »
And so I have book- ended another conference trip in Europe with a brief exploration of new territory, flipping a coin and landing in Serbia.
Serbia not Siberia! April 2025 Read More »
I’ve never studied history as a subject but instead have been steadily piecing together the stories of the world as I have travelled it. As
Egyptology A Crash Course, Egypt, February 2025 Read More »
Cuba… where do I start? The Grand Old Dame now shabby was once the Paris of the Antilles. A Spanish colony with an invaluable geographical
Of Cars, Cigars and Bars, Cuba, December 2024 Read More »
It has been a week of sailing aboard the Royal Clipper stopping at ports around the Leeward southern islands of the Caribbean. Generally setting sail
Caribbean Sailing, Grenada, SVG & St Lucia, December 2024 Read More »
Well I’ve made the quick hop now over to Barbados to join my sailing trip for the festive season. Like the backpacker of old I
Hoist the Sails, Barbados, December 2024 Read More »
Santa is going to have a hard time finding me this year as I’ve set off island hopping in the Caribbean. Like a Corsair my
From Ocean To Ocean, Panama, December 2024 Read More »
It’s sometimes hard to know where the end of the earth is but Tuvalu – a little island nation in the Pacific near the date
Treading Lightly on Tuvalu, August 2024 Read More »
I need to share a long weekend getaway with you- although you might think it doesn’t meet the standard when compared with some of my
All Aboard The Ghan, Australia, July 2024 Read More »
It is said the Picos de Europa were named by sailors returning from the New World- the first glimpse of the mountain ranges upon rounding
Picos De Europa, Spain, June 2024 Read More »
Truth be told I was looking for another long weekend getaway and somehow I stumbled on the little gem of Timor L’Este. This little island
Tell me More Timor.. Timor L’Este, May 2024 Read More »
