7 Lessons from the G7 Youth Summit 2020
Last month I was honoured to represent my country as Head of the UK’s delegation to the G7 Youth Summit, […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 9: Inspiring Individuals: Climbing Up and Skiing Down Mont Blanc with Nicholas Stuart-Taylor
Episode 9 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s an interview with a special guest, one of my Inspiring […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 8: 4 steps to learn a foreign language
Episode 8 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about how to actually set about learning a foreign […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 7: How to find and save money for travel (and how I afford to travel so much)
Episode 7 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about the different ways to save money and make […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 6: Inspiring Individuals: Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean with Malvena Stuart-Taylor
Episode 6 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s an interview with a special guest, one of my Inspiring […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 5: Travelling as a single woman in your late 20s and early 30s, and the stigma of being single
Episode 5 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about how a woman’s relationship status can influence her […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 4: 20 Essential Travel Experiences to Do in Your 20s
Episode 4 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about the 20 must-do trips and travels to do […]
Winning the Rising Star Award 2020!
What a week! I completed week 2 of my new job in the UK Government; I participated in UK-EU negotiations; […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 3: How to conquer shyness through travel
Episode 3 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about how travel can take you outside of your […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 2: Why we feel compelled to travel and the lifecycle of a traveller
Episode 2 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about what fuels our wanderlust and love of travel: […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 1: The Travel Industry, Cabin Fever and Wellbeing amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
Episode 1 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the […]
Welcome to The Well-Travelled Postcard! Start Here
First of all, welcome to The Well-Travelled Postcard! Thank you for visiting this travel blog of mine and I’d like […]
Introducing The Well-Travelled Podcast!
Today I’m launching an exciting new project: The Well-Travelled Podcast! In case the title weren’t enough of a clue, it’s […]
My Journey to the G7 Youth Summit 2020: 1 month to go
It’s been an eventful and busy two months since I first wrote about my role leading the UK delegation to […]
Looking back on the 2010s – Part III: 12 Ways that Travel Changed Forever
I recently wrote two blog posts in this series, casting my mind’s eye back over my most memorable travel moments […]
Looking back on the 2010s – Part II: Blogging on The Well-Travelled Postcard
Part I of this series listed my most memorable travel moments of the 2010s, much of which I remember in […]
My Travels ›
My Travel Plans for 2020 – cancellations, postponements, and how to deal with cabin fever
If you’re a fan of listening to podcasts, then you can also listen to this blog post about wellbeing during […]
Looking back on 2019: Travels, Milestones and Lessons Learned
Each year in late December I look back on the year that’s passed and I write a blog post that […]
My Guide to Summiting the Three Peaks: at a leisurely pace, rather than in 24-hours
The Three Peaks are the highest points of the three countries that comprise Great Britain: Ben Nevis in Scotland (1,345m), […]
Turning 30, my pre-30 Travel Wishlist in review, and 6 Guiding Principles to Live By
Tomorrow I turn 30. As soon as it happens, I’ll probably stop broadcasting that fact, but for now, I’m in […]
Europe ›
How to Save the World from Mass Tourism
It’s August and much of Europe has hit the pause button while everyone heads off on their holidays. August is […]
10 Things I “Hate” about Europe
A phrase that we British often say to refer to mainland Europe is ‘on the continent’. I’ve never given too […]
What is an Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree?
After my last couple of blog posts from Groningen, which mentioned the degree programme I’m on and its slightly unusual […]
Decisions, Decisions! Where to Study Abroad Next?
For someone with perennially itchy feet, one key attraction of the Master’s course I’m now taking was the international mobility. […]
Careers & Languages ›
How to Ask for a Career Break or Sabbatical
After I announced my 6-month career break from work back in October, I was flooded with messages and questions from […]
5 Reasons Why Everyone Should Take a Year Abroad during University
In early November I returned to Exeter University to give a talk to current students about the benefits of spending […]
8 Reasons UK Millennials Should Try Working Abroad (and particularly in Asia)
One of the reasons why I originally started travel blogging, and publishing stories about my travels and different spells living in […]
Career Options for Graduates with a Modern Languages Degree (Part Two)
Part Two: Post-Uni Gap Year / Move Abroad / Graduate Schemes Last week I posted ‘Career Options for […]
London ›
The Very Best of Covent Garden’s Hidden Gems
This month marks the 7-year anniversary of my very first move to London, back in 2012 as a fresh graduate. […]
Celebrating a year back in London: thoughts on travel, wellbeing and conquering FOBO
I’ve long thought that autumn is the time for a refresh and new beginnings. We’ve been educated from a young age to […]
A day in Greenwich: Exploring the Old Royal Naval College, Queen’s House, Meridian Line and the Cutty Sark
Living in south-west London, a huge city that can require a bit of an odyssey to cross, means I don’t […]
Birthday Celebrations and “30 Before 30”
Today is my 29th birthday! I love birthdays and any excuse to celebrate really. I have perhaps loved less the […]
Listen to my Podcast
Winning the Rising Star Award 2020!
What a week! I completed week 2 of my new job in the UK Government; I participated in UK-EU negotiations; […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 6: Inspiring Individuals: Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean with Malvena Stuart-Taylor
Episode 6 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s an interview with a special guest, one of my Inspiring […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 5: Travelling as a single woman in your late 20s and early 30s, and the stigma of being single
Episode 5 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about how a woman’s relationship status can influence her […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 3: How to conquer shyness through travel
Episode 3 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about how travel can take you outside of your […]
7 Lessons from the G7 Youth Summit 2020
Last month I was honoured to represent my country as Head of the UK’s delegation to the G7 Youth Summit, […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 9: Inspiring Individuals: Climbing Up and Skiing Down Mont Blanc with Nicholas Stuart-Taylor
Episode 9 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s an interview with a special guest, one of my Inspiring […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 8: 4 steps to learn a foreign language
Episode 8 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about how to actually set about learning a foreign […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 7: How to find and save money for travel (and how I afford to travel so much)
Episode 7 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about the different ways to save money and make […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 4: 20 Essential Travel Experiences to Do in Your 20s
Episode 4 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about the 20 must-do trips and travels to do […]