Sometimes it’s nice to know a bit about the blogger behind the blog and in this section you’ll find my personal travel stories. Expect things from my worst travel experiences to culture shock moments, posts on loneliness when travelling alone, whether travel has been helpful for grief and (probably a bit too much info) about that time I completely tore my knee and later needed surgery while I was on a catamaran sailing around the British Virgin Islands. You’ll also find some wonderful guest posts and travel stories from other travel bloggers in here. Hope you enjoy.
I wasn’t prepared for my ACL surgery. I wish I’d done more research about the recovery process, the physio required and even the practicalities of how to get around a 3-floor triplex apartment on crutches. But the thing was, there wasn’t much out there beyond the usual medical, anatomical articles telling me which bit of … Read more
If you’re reading this, you already know the moment – the moment when you heard a pop and your life, or at least the life of your knee, changed forever. It was a sickening moment. A moment I would go back and change in a heartbeat (I don’t have many moment that I regret so … Read more
Bored? Read on for 101 things to do when you’re bored. They’re all travel themed so you can scratch your travel itch and satisfy your wanderlust all without leaving home. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it … Read more
“Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals in the world. Their ability to carry and spread disease to humans causes millions of deaths every year.” – World Health Organisation “You should go to the doctor.” It was a message from my Mexican friend. I was lying prone for the 5th day in a row, each day … Read more
Does ‘read more’ ever pop up on your New Year’s Resolutions list? Does it pop up every year? Do you start out well but quickly fall back into old habits leaving a book half read for weeks and months at a time? Or maybe you just returned from holiday/vacation where you tore through more than … Read more
Does the Philips Lumea work? I googled this extensively before I bought my IPL machine and, I couldn’t really get a straight answer. So I decided to go ahead, buy one and write a Philips Lumea review myself. It’s taken me over a year to write this. Not because I’m lazy…or because I’ve been sat … Read more
“I don’t think it’s for me,” I say to the estate agent as I poke my head into the en-suite. She takes it to mean that I don’t want to buy this house. But I can’t help feeling like I’m saying something more profound. That this – the home owing and the fixed location and the … Read more
This post is part of a series. You may want to start here. If your want the quick links, here’s the full series: My Real Life Guide To ACL Surgery and Recovery Injuring my ACL – My Story 15 Surprises From My ACL Repair Surgery – What They Don’t Tell You ACL Repair – Timeline of … Read more
My mum died. Christmas day, of all the days. It came as a surprise but really it shouldn’t have. Looking back at my calendar over the previous 18 months, I realise how littered it had become with her doctor’s appointments. I spent so much time at the hospital, the canteen ladies started to ask if … Read more
Two years. That’s how long I’ve been in pain. I’m not talking about emotional or anxiety driven, soul-searching pain, which you might assume given the title of this article and the rising evidence of the impact of our phones on our mental health. Nope. I’m talking about actual, physical pain. Pain in my back. Pain … Read more