"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
A Lazy Day in Zaragoza. Cover photo courtesy of Gregorio Puga Bailón. September 2015. I remember waking up in my Zaragoza guesthouse feeling absolutely knackered. This was no surprise when I consider the weeks leading up to my arrival. Having finished my summer teaching contract in the coastal town of Castro Urdiales, I’d set off on […]
Read MoreThe Spirit of Hemingway in Pamplona. Cover photo courtesy of Eaeaea. August 2015. Back in my early to mid twenties, in the days before I became an addicted blogger, I used to read a lot. Over time, I fell for a number of novelists whose works I read religiously, including Donna Tartt, David Sedaris, Khaled […]
Read MoreBilbao, Spain. August, 2015. After a month stationed in the sleepy seaport of Castro Urdiales, it felt good to be back on the open road. A glorious few weeks across the north of Spain stretched before me and it all started here in the city of Bilbao. Famed for its flourishing art scene and one […]
Read MoreThe Breakup Blues in Madrid. June 2013. In the summer of 2013 my seemingly perfect life in Amsterdam shattered into a thousand pieces. After eight years together, S and I decided it was time to go our separate ways. Our subsequent divorce would eventually see me leave my job and say goodbye to The Netherlands altogether. […]
Read MoreThe Praek Tuek Chhu River, Kampot. August 2020. There’s a charming languor to the Cambodian city of Kampot. On my first visit here with Wonderboy in 2015, we both remarked on how it felt more like a small town than a city. The kind of place where you can (and we did) while away an […]
Read MoreBokor National Park. December 2015 & August 2020. It was a typically burning hot day in Kampot as our tuk tuk began puffing up the steep, winding roads of Bokor Mountain. Despite the sapping summer heat, I felt thrilled to be returning to one of the world’s most fascinating national parks. Wonderboy and I had come […]
Read MoreCool Spots Around Seville. March 2017. I’ll always be grateful that I had so much time to explore Andalusia. However, if one should find themselves on a whistle stop tour, it’s hard to argue against putting Seville top of the list. Following my reports from The Alcázar, Seville Cathedral and Plaza de España, this article rounds […]
Read MoreSeville Cathedral: Where Columbus Sleeps. Andalusia, Spain. April 2017. “Seen one cathedral, seen ’em all!” an American tourist declared in the queue outside Seville Cathedral. Respectfully, I had to disagree. As did, I’m guessing, most people in the long line snaking around the cathedral’s gigantic exterior. While I will never be anything remotely approaching religious, I’ve always treasured […]
Read MoreThe Alcazar, Seville. March 2017. It’s not every day you get to visit a royal palace with a thousand years of history! However, if you’re lucky enough to spend some time exploring Andalusia, you could grab yourself two in the space of a few weeks. That’s what I managed to do in the spring of […]
Read MoreStar Wars Vibes at Plaza de Espana in Seville. April 2017. I’ve seen some truly impressive city squares during my years of global travel. However, I can categorically state that none of them felt quite as dramatic as Plaza de España in the Spanish city of Seville. Wonderboy and I had been enjoying a leisurely stroll […]
Read MorePlaza de la Merced. 2016-2017. The Spanish really know how to do a city square, perhaps more than any other nation I’ve visited. In this regard, Malaga sums up the Andalusian vibe nicely, with over a dozen gorgeous squares from which one can idle away an afternoon nibbling on tapas and guzzling red wine. My […]
Read MoreThe Alcazaba: Malaga’s Unmissable Fortress. 2016-2017. In the spring of 2016 I relocated to the Spanish city of Málaga. Renting a small apartment in the centre, I settled into a gentle routine of writing, reading, watching films and jogging down to the beach each day before turning back through the warming streets. To keep things […]
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