The Extremely Well-Travelled Mr. Bond on His Worldwide Globetrotting
It’s been almost 60 years since the birth of the character James Bond in Ian Fleming’s first novel Casino Royale. Since then he’s travelled to absolutely everywhere you can […]
How Well-Travelled Are You?
How well-travelled are you? The map above shows in green the 57 countries I’ve visited (if I counted the UK correctly as 4 separate countries, it would actually amount to […]
Jobs Abroad: a Guide to Working a Ski Season
I feel like working a ski season on your gap year should be an obligatory rite of passage for everyone. Especially for those who’ve never been up a mountain […]
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 […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 