After a hard few months, I finally got to enjoy a relaxing spa weekend at the Dalecarlia Hotel in Dalarna, Sweden.
Little did I know, when I was floating in a hot tub overlooking Lake Siljan last weekend, that the …
Reinvention, Promotion, and a Whole Load of Summer Travel
If you have read my blog for some time, you may have noticed that I have been absent for a while. On the other hand, maybe, you have not. Either way, it has been five months since I last wrote …
Why Kathmandu Needs Tourists to Return in 2016
“Visit Durbar Square in Kathmandu, but as there’s nothing left you shouldn’t pay the entrance fee.”
This was the advice given to me by a fellow traveller during my visit to Kathmandu, Nepal. I was told to look straight ahead; …
My Best Travel Moments of 2015 in Photographs
It’s that time of year again; the time to reflect on the year gone by, and to look forward to the year ahead. It’s a cliché to do so, but I think it is important to be thankful for all …
Copenhagen: Is it Europe’s Coolest City?
Few could disagree that Copenhagen is one of Europe’s coolest cities, if not the coolest. Somehow it manages to balance an old-world charm stemming back to childhood readings of Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales, with Scandinavian designer chic.
Copenhagen—perched on …
5 Reasons to Ride a Segway around Prague
Hands up if you think that Segway tours are a bit lame.
I’ll admit that I have always been judgemental of people who take Segway tours, so when my friend suggested that we take one around Prague I was apprehensive …
Summer’s Coming, and I’m Going to Europe!
In June, heavy monsoon rains will saturate the streets of Mumbai, so I am doing what most other foreign teachers here do—leaving India for the summer. And what better place to go than Europe? In contrast to India, Europe is …
5 Reasons to Visit Shimla
When you’ve lived in chaotic Mumbai for almost 8 months, trust me, you start to long for open spaces, clear air and beautiful views, so when my parents came to visit at the end of February I planned a road …
Palolem, It’s Good to be Back!
Generally, I prefer to travel to a new place rather than simply go back to the same destinations over and again. The only exception to this so far has been Sihanoukville, which was just too much fun and so …
Stick Fishermen of Sri Lanka: Fishing for Dollars
Few things are as thrilling as an iconic glimpse of a famous landmark, a decorated elephant walking down a busy sidewalk, or a tango dancer spinning across an Argentinian dance floor. Buzzing with excitement, I glanced out of the car …
Mumbai Festivals: Holi
Having seen numerous documentaries and vivid photographs of people covered head-to-toe in brightly coloured powder I have wanted to experience Holi for many years. Out of all India’s many,many, festivals Holi is the most colourful and the most joyful. In …
How A Back Injury Made Me Reassess My Priorities
Last Friday evening I collapsed in my bathroom as I was about to take a shower.
Just like that: I twisted slightly to one side and fell straight down like one of those controlled demolitions, leaving me housebound for over …
Let Travel Put Some Colour Into Your Winter
Winter is Coming.
Are you feeling it yet?
That dull feeling that creeps into your soul as the days get shorter and darker. That heaviness in your spirit as the sky gets heavier and the clouds grow thicker.
Although I …
Should Travel Blogs Tell People Where NOT to Travel?
Recently I have read a number of ‘Ten Places Not to Visit’ posts, or negative posts about a place disliked by the writer in which they explain why you shouldn’t go there.
Amongst others places, I have read posts that …
My 10 Favourite Cities In The World
Travellers are often asked what their favourite city is, so I have been thinking about my response to that question. It has taken a while to compile this list as my favourite city can change depending on what I want …
So Long, Sweden! I’m Going To Miss You.
Four years ago I moved to Sweden; a country often associated with long, cold, snowy winters. But, little did I know that after the harsh winter Swedes are rewarded with beautiful summers where the sun shines all day long. In …
What to do in Skopje When It Rains
You’ve just flown 3 hours south after a long, dark and exceptionally rainy Scandinavian winter, in the hopes of finding some spring sunshine only to step off the plane into colder, greyer, and wetter weather than you left behind.
That’s …
The Time I Didn’t Make It to Anjuna
[mks_boxquote align=”right” width=”400″ arrow=”0″]These were the days before the technology revolution: we had no laptops, not even a regular phone. We didn’t even have a watch between us. We were two foreign females, alone in the middle of nowhere, …
Life Advice From ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’
**Warning** This post contains spoilers, so if you haven’t seen The Secret Life of Walter Mitty turn off the computer right now, go and see it, and come back later.
From the first moment I saw a trailer for the …
My Upcoming Summer Plans
Now that the light is finally shining at the end of Sweden’s long, wintry tunnel, I am feeling the urge to climb out from under the thick duvet I have hidden under for the last 6 months and plan …
