It seems strange to be sitting here on the beach I’ve talked about for so long, seeing in the New Year with my friend and a bottle of champagne. 365 days ago I was nursing a cruel hangover in a new house with people I didn’t know too well and unfamiliar situations and surroundings. Changes … More Happy New Year
I leave Thailand for Cambodia on Monday. I would rather move Christmas. If it wasn’t for the fact I have a date with my beautiful friend for the festive season and beyond, I would be firmly set on staying in Thailand. I have fallen in love with this vibrant country and it’s people. I feel … More Thailand: regrets and returning
I didn’t know what to expect of Phi-Phi. A friend at home told me I HAD to go. She went 8 years ago and loved it. Another friend told me she hated it, likening it to Patong Beach in Phuket and Brits Abroad. I didn’t know what to expect. I decided I had to see … More Koh Phi Phi Don, I Did You Wrong
It’s hard not to take travel for granted. It’s as though I forget I am here, on the other side of the world living new experiences on a daily basis. I have begun walking through each day as though this is the norm, forgetting to breathe in every sight and sound and impress them into … More Don’t Forget To Appreciate The Now
I hate showering. I find them such a waste of time. Eating into my day when I’d rather be doing anything else. Normally that is. In Asia, I love showering. Constantly sweaty and overheating; showers have become a joyful occurrence rather than a necessary annoyance. In Asia, the everyday necessary annoyance of a shower has … More Backpacks and Bathing, the Necessary Evils of Life on the Road
Three hours drive north of Chiang Mai is a real life paradise on Earth in the form of the village of Pai. Nestled in the mountains and boasting the most breathtaking scenery I have ever seen, Pai started as a hippy enclave for Chiang Mai bohemians who would come to hang out by the river, … More Six Days of Paradise in Pai
I have been waiting for an opportunity to attend this festival since I was a child. When I heard earlier on this year that it takes place in November, the same time that I am in Thailand, I couldn’t believe my luck. Finally, I could go. Loy Krathong and Yi Peng coincide with each other (as … More Loi Krathong and Yi Peng, The Thai Festival of Letting Go
Kanchanaburi was everything I wanted it to be and more. Turns out escape from Bangkok was exactly what I needed. The girl I had arranged to meet, Sophie, met a guy on the train also on his way there. He checked into the same hostel as us and together, along with our room-mate, as four … More How Kanchanaburi Cured My Blues
The past couple of days have been tough. I’d been in Bangkok for five days and hadn’t really met anyone. A half hour chat with a guy at the floating market and a bus trip with a woman and her husband, although fun, don’t equate to friendship or a well rounded travel experience. Khaosan Road … More From Bangkok to Kanchanaburi. Moving on: A Lonely Girl’s Guide
I flew yesterday. No, Thursday. Somehow I have lost a day to crossed time zones. I flew the other day on my first big solo mission. On the 5 November I woke up at 0530am and could not breathe. The day consisted of panic, packing and a hangover that I did not deserve from the … More New Chapters Start Here. Journey One: Outbound. From LHR to BKK
Jet-setter Jones 