Climbing the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the summer of ’89

Travel memories | Helping a stranger up the Leaning Tower of Pisa | Having the last laugh It was the … More

Flying in the time of Covid

It’s not all bad news. The airport queues are short, bookshops are a breeze and even wearing a face mask … More

How to blog on the go when you’re in a relationship | when your thumb decides to blog without you … More

We made our way on a tricky bus journey to Vang Vieng, a town in a lush setting of towering … More

We’re in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a UNESCO world heritage site which has two thirds of the world’s one-horned … More

We got lucky. By an unexpected act of kindness we were spending the night aboard a luxury boat all to … More

At the hotel breakfast, that metal appliance that toasts your bread on a little conveyor … I mean… how hard … More

Continued from part 1 I walked towards the fire where there were two crouching silhouettes outlined in bright orange. I … More

CLIMBING MOUNT KARISIMBI , a snow-capped volcano between Rwanda and the DR Congo, the tallest peak in the Virungas, was … More

Today it’s April the 7th 2018, a day that marks the 24th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. … More

Most of the nights after work were quiet nights at home and I found my pace shifted down a gear, … More

Six weeks in to my volunteering placement in Rwanda I felt down. I had hit what psychologists call the ‘6th … More

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Over the years the Kigali Genocide Memorial has been visited by countless celebrities and dignitaries; Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon, Natalie … More

The twin pillars of passion in Rwanda are Christianity and English Premier League Football. The sides of the small buses, … More

Continuing the series, Letters from the Heart of Africa. We all want to go places, forwards, like a car, pressing … More