Journal

Everyone always talks about how great travelling is, how you meet so many people you are never alone and how you see loads of interesting things. It’s not all like that. There are days when you get sick of travelling and you just want to give it all up… Continue reading →

morrow is Christmas Day and thus ends my 12 day countdown. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading them as much I did thinking about them and that Santa brings you something nice. There is only one thing left to say, Merry Christmas everyone. Continue reading →

It’s Christmas Eve Eve and Santa is readying the sleigh, feeding up the reindeers, polishing Rudolf’s nose and checking the naughty and nice list one last time. He’ll start his journey in the Southern Hemisphere just East of Australia and … Continue reading →

Border crossing should be routine and easily accomplished but as any traveller knows, this is far from the case. Continuing the 12 Days of Christmas countdown, here are 3 of my more troublesome encounters. Continue reading →

This one will make my mother cringe – my travels haven’t exactly been injury free, here are four of the more interesting problems I’ve had… Continue reading →

Today is the 20th of December, not only is it 5 days until Mr Claus drops down chimmleys (or through the door at my house), but it’s also my Mum’s birthday. Happy Birthday Mum! Continue reading →

We’re halfway through the Christmas Day countdown and today I’m celebrating the beaches I’ve visited. Before I left the UK, my favourite was Bamburgh Beach on the North East Coast – no longer! This post is all about the pictures, so without further ado… Continue reading →

With 7 days until Christmas day and today I’m thinking about the 7 members of my immediate family I miss. When a friend came out he brought this picture with him from my folks – unfortuntely my gran isn’t in it. Continue reading →