With a large allotment plot and a back garden to look after, there’s now a big additional factor to consider whenever we’re planning a trip away. No longer is it all about the best time of year to visit a destination, working out how best to avoid the crush of school holidays and other peak ... Read more »
I’ve shared this as a travel quote, but it applies to everyday life as much as to our actions when we are travelling. In all things, we are reminded to think of our planet, to be gentle with the earth, so as not to cause damage. The quote is by Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thích Nhất ... Read more »
Those of us who are able to travel are favoured by immense good fortune. We have been born into countries where our economies and lifestyles allow us to earn sufficient disposable income to afford to travel, into societies where travel is encouraged and recognised as a worthwhile and enjoyable pursuit, and into an era when ... Read more »
‘Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.’ This theme comes up again and again in my favourite travel quotes. Everywhere we go, everything we see and experience, all of it ends up a part of who we are and how we see the world. This quote is from Anita Desai, a celebrated Indian ... Read more »
Some places feel a lot like home, others far less so, but most of them are home to someone. The exceptions I’m thinking of are the deserts and wildlife reserves I’ve visited in Southern Africa, the Galapagos Islands and the Falkands Islands, where there are few if any (human) residents. But when I’m visiting somewhere ... Read more »
We are made to move! Since first our species evolved, we’ve migrated around the whole world. For some of us, those itchy feet don’t like to settle permanently without the occasional wander to satisfy the itch! I’ve been enjoying a lot of quotes from Roman Payne lately. He’s an American novelist who moved to France ... Read more »
I’m not generally a huge fan of getting lost. I have always felt more comfortable having a map on my person, or these days, a device that can load Google Maps and an internet connection. That said, what I do love to do is wander in a local area without a planned route, often discovering ... Read more »
I’m a firm believer that all our collective experiences make us who we are. Surely those that take us outside our daily existence, when our senses are heightened by the excitement of travel, must change us the most? Even the places I visit only once – and don’t feel a yearning to return to – ... Read more »
I really identify with this quote by Vladimir Nabokov, a Russian-American novelist born in 1899. “Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.” I can see just why he’s used the word nostalgia to portray that diametrically opposite longing for somewhere you’ve not yet been; nostalgia often paints ... Read more »
For me every trip is enjoyed in three parts – the anticipation, the trip itself and the memories. With some trips, I start planning, researching and booking up to a year in advance (and in one case 18 months!) and so, by the time departure day finally rolls round the trip is already as familiar ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]