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 sync our body clocks with the academic year – to return from […]
Inspiring Individuals: Rupert Jones-Warner, who summited Mount Everest
3 years ago, I’d injured a tendon during my marathon training and was feeling hugely disappointed, sure that I’d have to drop out and let down my sponsors. By chance, […]
Capturing my Raleigh ICS Experience in Nepal on Video
If you thought you’d heard the last from me about Nepal, you thought wrong… Earlier this year I spent almost 4 months living and volunteering in Nepal with the sustainable […]
Observing Plan International’s Work to Improve Maternal Health in Rural Nepal
I’ve been a Digital Ambassador for the global children’s charity Plan UK (the UK arm of Plan International) for over a year now and I’ve loved supporting the charity’s campaigns, […]
Looking Back on 6 Months of Adventures on my Sabbatical
Today in a few short hours I will get dressed, have breakfast and travel into central London for my first day back at work after a whole 6.5 months’ sabbatical. I […]
Diary of a Raleigh ICS volunteer in Nepal: Part 3
It’s now 11 weeks since our first arrival in Bhalu Khola and we’ve just completed our ICS project here. Phase 3 was very different to the other two and we’ve […]
How Nepal is Surviving 1 Year after the Earthquake
One year ago on the 25th April 2015, a 7.8 scale earthquake hit Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people, injuring 21,000 and leaving 3.5 million Nepali people homeless. The damage caused […]
Postcard of the Week: The Himalayas
All visitors to Nepal begin in the capital city Kathmandu, at the country’s only international airport. Before they then head off west to scenic Pokhara or north to trek the […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 