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 places and travel destinations I paint, and also keep myself […]
6 months into the pandemic – a quick life update (September 2020)
September is typically a month of reflection and resolution-setting for me. Normally there’s a special energy and vitality that comes after a slower, more indulgent summer, and my brain jumps […]
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 10 episodes, but I will also record one-off bonus episodes […]
8 Places to Go Wine-Tasting around the World
Growing up inherently involves lifestyle changes. For some people, growing up involves spending all their savings on a huge party and creating little mini-me’s. For me so far, growing up […]
Halfway through 2018 – Milestones and a Life Update
I’m writing this post towards the end of June, with pen and paper, sat on a white sand beach listening to unusually calm waves from the Atlantic roll gently onto […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 10 (June 2017)
So this blog post is a several weeks late but… we’re over halfway through 2017! The end of June signified the end of my first year of the Master’s after […]
One week to Mont Blanc! Training and Preparations for the Summit
Today marks 1 week until my mother and I will hopefully attempt to summit Mont Blanc – the highest mountain in the Alps at 4,810m! Almost […]
Preparing for a Mother-Daughter Attempt to Climb Mont Blanc!
4 months today, on the 15th June 2017, my mother and I will hopefully be following in the footsteps of my great-great-grandfather, in attempting to climb to the summit of […]
