Postcard of the Week: Zanzibar
Back in April I spent four nights in Zanzibar, the coolest-sounding place name that I have ever heard. It’s a tropical island off the coast of Tanzania in East Africa […]
1 Year Older, 1 Year Wiser and 1 Year On from my Travel Wishlist
Yesterday was my birthday! I turned the ripe old age of 26 (still classed as “mid-twenties” I’d like to add!) and I had a brilliant weekend of celebrations with friends […]
Postcard of the Week: Nyhavn Harbour in Copenhagen
Alongside the sculpture of Hans Christian Anderson’s Little Mermaid perched upon a rock, this view of Nyhavn is probably the most recognisable view of Copenhagen. Nyhavn is a quaint port […]
Postcard of the Week: the island of Antigua in the Caribbean
Heaven. Just heaven. Antigua is a small Caribbean island about the same size of the Isle of Wight in England, with just 80,000 inhabitants. It was a British colony until […]
Postcard of the Week: Chatsworth House in the Peak District
Here’s a fantastic Art Deco postcard I found at Chatsworth House in the Peak District. It’s an incredible stately home (and oh how I do love snooping round a stately […]
Postcard of the Week: The Northern Lights in Iceland
I sincerely apologise for not extolling the virtues of Iceland on this blog sooner! It’s been a whole three months since my trip to Iceland and there is simply so […]
3 Years of The Well-Travelled Postcard and 35 Things I’ve Learnt from Life and Travel Blogging
Today marks three whole years since I pressed publish for the very first time on this WordPress blog back on 13th June 2012. Three whole years! They have flown by in a […]
I’m Going to Run the Athens Marathon and Raise Money for the Children’s Charity Plan UK
On my 25th birthday I announced 14 goals on my travel wishlist that I want to achieve before I turn 30 in mid-2019 (scary thought). Being as obsessed with to-do lists as […]
What does it mean to be British? Thoughts on National Identity, Patriotism and Public Diplomacy
What does your nationality mean to you? National identity really interests me. Each country in the world is composed of an utterly unique combination of several different elements, such as […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 