The Well Travelled Painting: Mondello Beach in Palermo, Sicily
This series of Well-Travelled Paintings is designed to share my progress re-learning to paint, draw out the memories of the […]
10 actions everyone can take to support gender equality
I love the buzz surrounding International Women’s Day (IWD) each year: the flurry of events and speeches; the reports on […]
Career talk: My experiences working internationally, jobs with languages and travel, and career advice
Today marks the start of National Careers Week here in the UK. I’m passionate about developing my own career and […]
The Well Travelled Painting: Overlooking Cefalù from La Rocca, in Sicily
I’ve recently created this new blog post series of Well-Travelled Paintings, to share my progress with re-learning to paint, draw […]
The Well-Travelled Painting: Hurst Point Lighthouse in Hampshire, England
For years I’ve collected art from my travels, in anticipation of one day lovingly filling a house with all the […]
21 Wellbeing Tips for Surviving Pandemic Lockdowns
In my last blog post about my goals and projects for 2021, I wrote about how useful meaningful distractions and […]
My 20 Goals and Projects for 2021, with tentative hope for my travel goals
“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination” – […]
Looking back on 2020: Transforming the negatives into positives, and seeking the silver lining
These annual reviews are a rewarding and mindful exercise, as I love both the reflective process involved in writing them, […]
My Travels ›
Looking back on 2020: Transforming the negatives into positives, and seeking the silver lining
These annual reviews are a rewarding and mindful exercise, as I love both the reflective process involved in writing them, […]
Books to read for escapism and armchair travel during the pandemic
This post contains affiliate links and I may earn a small commission when you click on the links, at no […]
My 4-week Travel Itinerary for the Western Balkans: the highlights of Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, Serbia & Hungary
While there’s obviously not a huge amount of travel to be done currently, during the pandemic and various national lockdowns, […]
The Well-Travelled Podcast Bonus Episode: A Postcard from the Côte d’Argent in south-west France
A special bonus episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! Series 1 of my podcast finished in July after […]
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 ›
Career talk: My experiences working internationally, jobs with languages and travel, and career advice
Today marks the start of National Careers Week here in the UK. I’m passionate about developing my own career and […]
Empowering and supporting women’s careers in 2020: must-watch advice on personal resilience, job-hunting, surviving redundancy and lessons in leadership through the pandemic
Women’s empowerment is very close to my heart, whether that be through increasing access to education for girls worldwide, or […]
4 Steps to Pick-up a Language you Haven’t Learned Since School
A popular goal on many people’s New Year’s Resolutions list is to learn a foreign language. As a nation, we […]
Why Every Pupil Should Study a Foreign Language at A-Level
If I could write a letter to my 15-year-old self, I’d thank her profusely and congratulate her on taking one […]
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 […]
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My 20 Goals and Projects for 2021, with tentative hope for my travel goals
“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination” – […]
21 Wellbeing Tips for Surviving Pandemic Lockdowns
In my last blog post about my goals and projects for 2021, I wrote about how useful meaningful distractions and […]
The Well-Travelled Painting: Hurst Point Lighthouse in Hampshire, England
For years I’ve collected art from my travels, in anticipation of one day lovingly filling a house with all the […]
The Well Travelled Painting: Overlooking Cefalù from La Rocca, in Sicily
I’ve recently created this new blog post series of Well-Travelled Paintings, to share my progress with re-learning to paint, draw […]
Career talk: My experiences working internationally, jobs with languages and travel, and career advice
Today marks the start of National Careers Week here in the UK. I’m passionate about developing my own career and […]
10 actions everyone can take to support gender equality
I love the buzz surrounding International Women’s Day (IWD) each year: the flurry of events and speeches; the reports on […]
The Well Travelled Painting: Mondello Beach in Palermo, Sicily
This series of Well-Travelled Paintings is designed to share my progress re-learning to paint, draw out the memories of the […]
The Well Travelled Painting: Ski-touring in Valmorel, in the French Alps
This series of Well-Travelled Paintings is designed to share my progress re-learning to paint, draw out the memories of the […]
My 2-week Travel Itinerary for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka really is a fantastic country and it fully deserves the attention it’s currently getting around the world from […]