Europe Italians Don’t Indicate 1: South & Lakebound 5 Aug 2018 This post is the first of a three-part blog documenting mine and Hannah’s roadtrip around Italy in my newly converted British Gas/guerrilla camper van. To receive email updates of our…
Europe Russian around the Crem de la Kremlin 26 Feb 201826 Feb 2018 With us both being so busy at work, the first month of 2018 was the most January-esque January I've ever experienced. I was so pleased that Hannah and I had…
Europe A week in the Bay of Kotor, MNE 4 Sep 20173 Sep 2017 It doesn't take a professor of linguistics to work out that Montenegro means 'black mountains'; and took us even less time to work out why. On our first night (and…
Europe Retrospective: England vs Russia 10 Jun 201719 Jun 2017 I've just bought all the tickets I can for the Euro's mate, I've got all the England group games and a couple of the knockouts. Want one? was probably the best…
Europe Iceland: Chasing the Northern Lights 13 Apr 201719 Apr 2017 The Vikings, with the Irish slaves they had kidnapped in tow, chose Iceland as a settlement because of it's dense woodland for building, suitability for farming and plentiful iron to…
south america Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Chapter II 31 Mar 201713 Apr 2017 I presumed my final month in Rio would just be spent on the beach trying to live cheaply, or in an ideal world be volunteering at a hostel in exchange…
south america Retrospective: A Bolivian nightmare 18 Mar 201718 Mar 2017 The classic 'Where've you been then, lad?' chat comes up every time I check into a new hostel; which is usually followed up by 'Did you not fancy Bolivia?' seeing…
south america Welcome to the rhythm of Brazil 6 Mar 201718 Mar 2017 The border town that separates Brazil from Uruguay is literally split across the middle. I start off in Chuy at 7am, having caught my 6am bus from La Corranilla, and…
south america “La tortugas y yo en Uruguay” 25 Feb 20176 Mar 2017 I started my journey into speaking Spanish with DuoLingo, and was confused at how much time the app dedicated to teaching users the word "tortugas"- specifically "La tortugas beben leche"…
south america Twenty-four hours in Buenos Aires 13 Feb 201713 Feb 2017 A great opportunity has come up for me in Uruguay, my money problems kept me in Santiago for a few days longer than anticipated; and the sleeper bus took 2…
