18 Mar 2021
“Everything is pink!” I jumped out of bed, threw on a tracksuit and padded out into the dawn light in my socks. Continue reading
18 Mar 2021
“Everything is pink!” I jumped out of bed, threw on a tracksuit and padded out into the dawn light in my socks. Continue reading
4 Mar 2021
“You really need to trust the engineering!” I said peering through the glass floor of the viewing platform, teetering over the cliff-edge. Continue reading
01 Mar 2021
Clinging to the side of the mountain, the narrow Great Alpine Road wound through the forest and climbed 1500m in altitude over 40km. Steep and winding. Continue reading
17 Feb 2020
Piping hot coffee in hand, absentmindedly watching the coots cruising on the lake, I smiled to myself as realised that we’re really doing this. Continue reading
20 Jan 2021
The Border Track plunged directly into the depths of the forest. Like stepping out of the sunshine into a darkened room, the forest immediately embraced us. Continue reading
11 Dec 2014
Clocking the queue at the train station’s Ticket Sales Office, and feeling a little less alien, we bought tickets from the machines this morning. Navigating the rail system was substantially easier today Continue reading
08 Dec 2014
‘Where am I?’ It’s dark, my body’s awake before my brain. My head rolls following my eyes towards the huge window. Millions of diamonds on a velvet floor. Ah, Tokyo! And Jet-lag. Is there anything less glamorous than a 10 hour time difference directly after a 12 hour sleepless flight? Continue reading
26 Nov 2014
Strolling hand in hand down Boulevard St Germain, we had stepped out into a different Paris. Only a single block south from La Seine and we were amongst smart Continue reading