People react in different ways when you tell them that you’re going to India as the perception of this country is so polarised. They assume that you’ll either find yourself or that you’ll spend the trip in abject misery. If…
Why there is no such thing as a ‘must-do’ when travelling
It’s a myth that you have to do everything and see everything which is why I think that the idea of a ‘must-see’ destination is fundamentally flawed. I have begun to think about this as a backpacker in Asia, because…
My top ten non-fiction travel books to read on the road
As we can’t travel at the moment, I thought I would take a stroll down memory lane to share some of the non-fiction travel books that have inspired me. I’ve included a mixture of my favourites, in order to encompass…
What is it like to come home after a long trip?
I spent 2008-9 travelling from South to Central America. In my last week, I got on a train from San Jose to Denver and changed to a flight to San Francisco. I was exhausted by this point but ultimately satisfied, at…