


Looking back on 2021: my goals and travels in year two of the pandemic
Happy New Year! Before I dive into my plans and goals for 2022, I love to indulge in some reflection on the year just past, following in a tradition of […]

The Well-Travelled Painting: The Greek island of Ithaca seen from the water
Earlier this year I created this blog post series of Well-Travelled Paintings, to share my progress with re-learning to paint, to draw out the memories of the places and travel […]

Why everyone should consider becoming a charity trustee, and how to find your first trustee role
I recently became a charity trustee for the first time, for an organisation and cause I care deeply about and for whom I’ve volunteered in the past: it’s the youth […]

Paragliding over Myrtos Beach in Kefalonia, Greece
I recently landed back in the UK after a month in Kefalonia, a stunning Greek island in the Ionian Sea. We spent most of our days hiking and exploring remote […]

The Well-Travelled Podcast Bonus Episode: A Postcard from the Greek island of Kefalonia
A special bonus episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! I recorded Series 1 of my podcast in 2020, but I also record one-off bonus episodes from my travels […]

The challenges of travelling abroad in 2021 (and how the pandemic extinguished the true traveller in me)
I’m worried that I’ve lost my travel mojo. The past 15 months of pandemic have changed my interests, priorities, life goals, travel style, chronotype, routine, attitude, what I thought was […]

The Well-Travelled Mural: Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces in Longsheng, in southern China
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 […]

The Well-Travelled Painting: The Atlantic coast of France, on the Côte d’Argent
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 […]