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Flanders – … But there *are* no poppies!
Flanders. And no, nothing to do with Ned. I’m sure you’ve all been subjected to the poem at school: “In…
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Pendle Hill – Religion, Witchcraft, and Meteorology
Part of the Pennine range of Northern England, and geologically part of the same branch as much of the Peak…
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Snip Snip Snip – the Cragg Vale Coiners
“I heard the coiners took the scissor to the Union Jack, with a snipper and a clipper and a bloody…
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The hidden fixed travel costs of having a house
There are a lot of posts around on travel blogs talking about how to save money to travel, showing you…
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Older People Can Backpack Too!
It seems to be a given that the travelling community is made up of wide-eyed twentysomethings who want to travel…
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The £800 travel mistake
As I write this today (30 April 2015), it is exactly a year since I ventured out into the world…
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The Other Dead Sea
The Aral Sea shoreline. It’s pretty cold; I’m even wearing socks. The sky above, coupled with the flat landscape over…
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Why I don’t want to holiday in Australia again!
First, let me get something out of the way. I love Australia, I really do. Obviously, being a Brit means…
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How not to cross the Benin-Togo border
Barefoot and bagless, lost at an international border with just my passport and some money; I must have been a…
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A morning at Pere Lachaise cemetery
Although the breeze was light, and the rain had stopped before sunrise, I was glad of my fleece. I was…
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Timor-Leste: Occupation and Independence
Timor-Leste had been a country on my ‘hit list’ for quite a few years, although the reason is perhaps surprising.…
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Fear of Failure
Every so often, I have a ‘wobble’, usually caused by nothing more than a word, a phrase, a reaction by…
Perspectives
The other parts of the website are mainly geographic or practical. In this section I go into deep dives about place, history, and culture.
This is where you’ll find longer posts, covering depths and perspectives of aspects of travel. This includes topics like dark tourism, content creator ethics, thoughtful travel, mental health, and some simple musings about the world. There are also some posts here that defy categorisation, as they cover concepts that are incredibly wide or fundamental in scope.
You can read how I cope with the fear of failure, social anxiety, and losing control when I travel. I also talk candidly about how it feels to travel the way I do, with regards age and finances. You’ll also find here overviews on war, famine, pestilence, death, and dyspraxia.
