Why “Save Money” is the Most Important Advice of your 20s
I recently came to an important realisation that I want to pass on. It’s linked to the old adage that you’ve probably heard before: “When you’re young, you have time […]
Why Advice on “Finding your Passion” is Misguided and How to Tackle Indecision
I like the word ‘interest’. It suggests curiosity, a desire for knowledge, something you enjoy or would happily do without anyone paying you. It avoids the clichè and extremity, the […]
2016 Travels on The Well-Travelled Postcard: Goals, Decisions and Lessons Learned
While I have to agree that 2016 has been a terrible year in the world of politics, I also have to be grateful that 2016 has been very kind to […]
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, […]
The Ultimate Guide to Exploring St Petersburg in Russia
The last trip of my sabbatical saw me head to the biggest country in the world: Russia! My two weeks in Russia were a last minute addition to the sabbatical […]
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 […]
Cultural Exchanges for Young People in the UK: Where to Find Them
The UK is very lucky to have so many options for cultural exchanges in foreign countries, although many young people in the UK don’t seem to be aware of just […]
Diary of a Raleigh ICS volunteer in Nepal: Part 2
We’re now 7 weeks and 2/3 of the way through our Raleigh ICS project in Nepal and have completed Phase 2, which simply flew by. For a bit more background […]
Postcard of the Week: Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu is a hectic hive of 3-million-people strong activity, but dotted in amongst the chaos are more religious monuments than you can shake a bamboo stick at. Hindu temples, Christian […]
Embracing the Digital Detox and the New Luxury of Switching Off
Once upon a time… …there was an internet-addicted twenty-something girl living in London, working in the Tech industry and living her life happily glued to her iPhone predominantly for her calendar, notes, […]
The Words of 3 Inspiring Young People from Nepal
On International Women’s Day we hosted a poetry competition for the youth of Bhalu Khola and Dhading on the theme of women’s rights. We had over 50 amazing entries from […]
“The World is Your Oyster” – But Not For Everyone…
Further Thoughts on Why My British Passport is My Most Valuable Possession (in the context of Nepal) Two years ago, while living in Madrid, I wrote […]
