Postcard of the Week: Vernazza
Vernazza is one of the five villages that make up the Cinque Terre, on the north-west coast of Italy in Liguria. The first time I visited, in the summer of […]
Guest Post: An Overland Ambulance Trip to Ghana
Malvena Stuart-Taylor recounts her brave trip across West Africa to deliver two ambulances to needy hospitals in northern Ghana. Her own very detailed blog about her experience can be found […]
Postcard of the Week: Havana’s Malecón
The Malecón (meaning ‘seafront’ in English) in Havana, Cuba, is a landmark of the city and a great place to stroll and get a bit of fresh air. By night […]
Delicious dishes from around the world
Some people make food the key focus of a trip abroad and there are a plethora of cooking courses and market tours that can be done almost anywhere in the […]
Postcard of the Week: The Grenadines
This handpainted watercolour map of the Grenadines in the Caribbean Sea just invites your imagination. The colours of the frame conjure the clear turquoise waves lapping at the soft white sandy […]
“It’s not the destination, but the journey, that matters”
Speaking of journeys, I have had the great fortune in some cases, and extreme misfortune in others, of experiencing some rather unusual modes of transport. We normally associate travel with […]
Postcard of the Week: Berlin
Founded in 1237 under the name Cölln, Berlin is the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. With a population of around 3.5 million people, the city is one of […]
Backpacking: alone, with friends or with a boy/girlfriend?
This is one of the first questions you come across as you plan a gap year or backpacking trip. Backpacking alone – For girls For most girls the answer to this […]
Postcard of the Week: Ha Long Bay
Halong Bay is off the north-east coast of Vietnam and is made up of 1,960–2,000 limestone islets, and it’s name in Sino-Vietnamese means “descending dragon”, due to its appearance: the […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 