| Title | Entrydate ▾ |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Shrines and Temples of Nikko |
21.04.2026 |
| Taito City, Part 2: Ueno Park museums & massive lotus pond |
17.01.2026 |
| Taito City, Part 1: Yanaka and Ueno |
02.01.2026 |
| Shrines, temples & sea swimming in Kamakura |
06.12.2025 |
| Shinjuku: Okonomiyaki restaurant & wonderful views of Tokyo |
10.10.2025 |
| First days of work & Shibuya Scramble Crossing |
07.10.2025 |
| Tokyo National Museum |
31.05.2025 |
| Getting set up in Japan |
26.05.2025 |
| Flight to Tokyo! |
25.05.2025 |
| Japanese Embassy trip |
24.05.2025 |
| Sights of St Albans |
21.05.2025 |
| The Queen's funeral |
19.05.2025 |
| The Big Queue |
18.05.2025 |
| Walk round central London |
05.04.2025 |
| Update: teaching over the summer and preparations for Japan |
08.03.2025 |
| Last day in Ireland |
07.03.2025 |
| The Cat and the Rat |
05.03.2025 |
| Trinity College Dublin & the Chester Beatty Collection |
02.03.2025 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Brú na Bóinne |
07.12.2024 |
| Wildflowers and bog mummies |
29.11.2024 |
| Arrival in Dublin proper |
03.11.2024 |
| Swimming in the Irish Sea |
22.08.2024 |
| The Cloister Tree and more |
20.08.2024 |
| Powerscourt House, Gardens & Waterfall |
27.05.2024 |
| National Botanic Gardens of Ireland |
05.05.2024 |
| Start of an Irish adventure! |
28.04.2024 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Salzburg |
27.04.2024 |
| Wanderings around Spittal and the foothills of the Alps |
01.04.2024 |
| Spittal an der Drau |
25.11.2023 |
| Emerging from the pandemic: Arrival in Austria |
24.11.2023 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn |
17.05.2023 |
| Week in Vienna |
12.05.2023 |
| Day at the Hofburg |
03.05.2023 |
| Der Liebe Augustin and a dressed skeleton |
16.02.2023 |
| The City Museum in the Old Town Hall |
14.02.2023 |
| Bratislava Castle and Old Town architecture |
26.09.2022 |
| Museums and a Soviet war memorial |
19.09.2022 |
| St Martin's Cathedral and the Blue Church |
05.09.2022 |
| Multi-country journey from Basel to Bratislava |
13.08.2022 |
| Birthday, Museum Tinguely and a return to the Rhine |
31.07.2022 |
| Ill in Basel |
18.07.2022 |
| Start of a 3-week trip across Basel, Bratislava and Vienna |
01.07.2022 |
| A week in Swabia |
18.06.2022 |
| First time in Switzerland! |
28.05.2022 |
| An American encounter in Belgrade |
30.04.2022 |
| A very special day in Užice |
19.09.2021 |
| Užice, Serbia |
11.07.2021 |
| Back to the Balkans |
01.07.2021 |
| Working in Vienna |
25.06.2021 |
| Return to Vienna: Coffee and goulash |
03.06.2021 |
| Highlights of my last two days in Prague |
26.05.2021 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Prague |
15.04.2021 |
| Flixbus to Prague |
23.05.2020 |
| Medical history, UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Berlin Wall |
14.05.2020 |
| German Historical Museum and the DDR Museum |
24.02.2020 |
| Arrival in Berlin |
24.01.2020 |
| Latin America in Germany |
12.01.2020 |
| The German Baltic: Warnemünde |
01.01.2020 |
| A Moment of Time |
19.12.2019 |
| Maritime flavour of Rostock |
10.12.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Hanseatic City of Lübeck |
09.12.2019 |
| Hercules and the Lindworm |
18.11.2019 |
| Back in Graz |
08.11.2019 |
| In the middle of Austrian wine country |
01.11.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: City of Graz - Historic Centre |
27.10.2019 |
| A taste of Slovenia |
23.10.2019 |
| The Oberstadt |
13.10.2019 |
| The German excursion: Lindau am Bodensee |
09.10.2019 |
| On the shore of the Bodensee |
22.09.2019 |
| From east to west: Mödling to Bregenz |
16.09.2019 |
| Mödling |
15.09.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Vienna |
09.09.2019 |
| Update on blog: The new chapter |
23.04.2019 |
| Welcome back to the UK |
15.04.2019 |
| Goulash, chicken paprikash and a new case |
14.04.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Castle Hill explorations |
05.04.2019 |
| Hailstorm in the heat of August...! |
26.03.2019 |
| Stunning view of Budapest |
26.03.2019 |
| Tired but happy in Hungary |
25.03.2019 |
| More rail travel |
25.03.2019 |
| Sighișoara: Germanic influences |
24.03.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Sighișoara |
23.03.2019 |
| Arrival in Transylvania |
22.03.2019 |
| Bucharest |
22.03.2019 |
| Arrival in Romania |
22.03.2019 |
| Train to Romania: Goodbye Bulgaria... |
21.03.2019 |
| More goodbyes |
21.03.2019 |
| Wandering around Varusha (Old Town) |
20.03.2019 |
| Last stay in Sofia; the Ladies' Market calls |
20.03.2019 |
| Dave's last day in Veliko Tarnovo |
19.03.2019 |
| Turkish Delight (Lokum) |
19.03.2019 |
| Back to Europe |
19.03.2019 |
| Sunset and coffee next to the Aegean |
18.03.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Pamukkale and Ancient Hierapolis |
18.03.2019 |
| Ephesus Museum |
18.03.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Ephesus |
17.03.2019 |
| Selçuk: aqueduct, storks, basilica and fortress |
15.03.2019 |
| Mediterranean Turkey: Izmir |
14.03.2019 |
| Lazy day |
14.03.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Göreme Open Air Museum |
14.03.2019 |
| Hot air balloon flight |
13.03.2019 |
| Arrival in Cappadocia |
12.03.2019 |
| Modern Istanbul |
10.03.2019 |
| The Spice Market & a taste of Asia |
10.03.2019 |
| Grand Bazaar and the Istanbul Archaeology Museum |
09.03.2019 |
| The Blue Mosque, the Basilica Cistern & more |
09.03.2019 |
| Topkapi Palace |
03.03.2019 |
| Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia) |
26.02.2019 |
| Arrival in Istanbul; the fulfilment of a dream... |
20.02.2019 |
| Relaxation before our night bus to Istanbul |
08.02.2019 |
| Thracian treasure, wonderful pizza |
08.02.2019 |
| Mount Vitosha |
06.02.2019 |
| Dave arrives - ready for 3 weeks of adventure! |
30.01.2019 |
| Highlights of Skopje |
30.01.2019 |
| Arrival in Macedonia |
30.01.2019 |
| Money-changing in Sofia |
30.01.2019 |
| Last teaching day |
30.01.2019 |
| Hiking through the hills; Preobrazhenski Monastery |
27.01.2019 |
| The Turkish Quarter, Veliko Tarnovo |
27.01.2019 |
| Fireflies, fireworks & 'Detski Romski' festival |
27.01.2019 |
| Further Plovdiv explorations |
27.01.2019 |
| The Valley of the Roses |
26.01.2019 |
| Into the mountains: Shipka Pass |
26.01.2019 |
| Lunch with a view |
25.01.2019 |
| Frescoes, baklava and more strawberries |
25.01.2019 |
| Strawberry and cherry season is upon us! |
24.01.2019 |
| Balabanov House, the Roman stadium and more |
24.01.2019 |
| Return to Plovdiv - this time with Mum! |
24.01.2019 |
| Bridge across the River Yantra |
24.01.2019 |
| Spectacular thunderstorm |
24.01.2019 |
| Tryavna revisit |
24.01.2019 |
| Nice week so far, about to get even better... |
24.01.2019 |
| Public art of Veliko Tarnovo |
23.01.2019 |
| Lovely way to finish our holiday |
23.01.2019 |
| Long wait in Varna |
23.01.2019 |
| Burgas: Ethnographical museum and Happy Bar & Grill |
23.01.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Old Nessebar |
23.01.2019 |
| Fine dining in Burgas |
23.01.2019 |
| Sozopol: Gem on the Black Sea coast |
23.01.2019 |
| Roman baths and the Varna Gold Treasure |
23.01.2019 |
| Varna: Maritime Capital of Bulgaria |
23.01.2019 |
| The Stone Forest (Pobiti Kamani) |
23.01.2019 |
| Blast from the past! |
22.01.2019 |
| Dave arrives - the Black Sea beckons! |
22.01.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Rila Monastery |
22.01.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Boyana Church |
22.01.2019 |
| Sofia tomorrow |
22.01.2019 |
| Back to Arbanasi |
22.01.2019 |
| Another scorching day for April |
22.01.2019 |
| More visitors arrive! |
22.01.2019 |
| Bulgarian Orthodox Easter Sunday |
21.01.2019 |
| Bulgarian Easter Eve traditions |
21.01.2019 |
| The Blue Danube |
21.01.2019 |
| Basarbovo Rock Monastery |
21.01.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo |
21.01.2019 |
| Medieval Town of Cherven |
21.01.2019 |
| Bulgarian Orthodox Good Friday |
21.01.2019 |
| Visitors! |
21.01.2019 |
| Bulgarian Orthodox Palm Sunday |
21.01.2019 |
| Beautiful Arbanasi |
21.01.2019 |
| Glorious spring day |
21.01.2019 |
| Veliko Tarnovo Day celebrations |
21.01.2019 |
| Nicopolis ad Istrum and Lesicheri Obelisk |
21.01.2019 |
| Liberation Day |
21.01.2019 |
| Lovely relaxing Plovdiv |
20.01.2019 |
| Into the Rhodopes: Bachkovo Monastery & Asenovgrad Fortress |
20.01.2019 |
| Plovdiv: Baba Marta, Roman amphitheatre and icons |
20.01.2019 |
| Plovdiv: Start of the March holiday weekend |
20.01.2019 |
| Signs of Spring |
19.01.2019 |
| Pancakes |
19.01.2019 |
| Sisters depart |
19.01.2019 |
| Happy birthday! |
18.01.2019 |
| Birthday visitors! |
18.01.2019 |
| Dryanovo Gorge & Monastery |
18.01.2019 |
| Tryavna: Ice, hot sand coffee and amazing woodcarving |
18.01.2019 |
| Bulgarian Chinese food |
18.01.2019 |
| Return to Bulgaria |
18.01.2019 |
| The rest of the holiday |
18.01.2019 |
| Sale |
18.01.2019 |
| Wedding plans get going! |
18.01.2019 |
| Back in England |
18.01.2019 |
| Boxing Day |
18.01.2019 |
| Christmas Day |
18.01.2019 |
| Christmas Eve |
18.01.2019 |
| Arrival in Veliko Tarnovo for Christmas |
18.01.2019 |
| Back to Sofia - Dave arrives for Christmas |
18.01.2019 |
| Beautiful walk this morning |
18.01.2019 |
| Monument to the Assen Dynasty |
18.01.2019 |
| Advent parcel! |
18.01.2019 |
| Typical day for me in Veliko Tarnovo |
18.01.2019 |
| Going to the Rugby World Cup next year! :-) |
18.01.2019 |
| Lunch in the countryside |
18.01.2019 |
| National Revival Day |
17.01.2019 |
| Mum returns to the UK, I stay on in Sofia |
17.01.2019 |
| Sofia: Thracian treasure troves & delectable cakes |
17.01.2019 |
| Mum in Veliko Tarnovo |
17.01.2019 |
| Mum's here in VT |
16.01.2019 |
| SNOW!!! - Long journey to Sofia though! |
16.01.2019 |
| Place to play pool in Veliko Tarnovo |
16.01.2019 |
| Arbanasi: Absolutely fantastic experience! |
16.01.2019 |
| Bulgarian Independence Day, a Bulgarian lesson and more |
16.01.2019 |
| Waterfalls |
16.01.2019 |
| Veliko Tarnovo: Tsarevets Fortress, Bulgarian cuisine & more |
16.01.2019 |
| Veliko Tarnovo! |
16.01.2019 |
| Goodbye St Albans - Bulgaria tomorrow! |
16.01.2019 |
| Further explorations of London |
16.01.2019 |
| Relaxation in St Albans |
16.01.2019 |
| London explorations |
16.01.2019 |
| Wrecclesham and Farnham: Trip down memory lane |
16.01.2019 |
| Little Chef |
16.01.2019 |
| Winchester |
16.01.2019 |
| The New Forest: Day Two |
15.01.2019 |
| The New Forest: Day One |
15.01.2019 |
| Catch-up in Beeston |
15.01.2019 |
| Flamstead Scarecrow Festival |
15.01.2019 |
| Oxford: Lardy cake, witch in a bottle, shark & more |
15.01.2019 |
| Oxfordshire walk |
15.01.2019 |
| Manchester: Deer, dear? |
14.01.2019 |
| St Albans: Re-acquaintance with my hometown |
14.01.2019 |
| Return to the UK: 100th anniversary of start of World War 1 |
14.01.2019 |
| Madrid: Art, anthropology, El Rastro flea market and more |
14.01.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic City of Toledo |
14.01.2019 |
| First proper taste of Madrid and I love it |
14.01.2019 |
| Arrival in Madrid |
14.01.2019 |
| Goodbye to Ecuador |
14.01.2019 |
| Goodbye to Guayaquil |
14.01.2019 |
| Goodbye to the Ecuadorian coast |
14.01.2019 |
| Whale-watching and Isla de la Plata |
14.01.2019 |
| Puerto Lopez: Sun, sea, sand and amazing seafood |
14.01.2019 |
| Garlic crab in Guayaquil |
13.01.2019 |
| Quito: Historic, bohemian Guápulo district |
13.01.2019 |
| Mindo: Cloud forest, butterflies, waterfalls and ziplining |
13.01.2019 |
| Last full day in Quito |
13.01.2019 |
| Arrival in Quito after a long day of travelling |
13.01.2019 |
| Quirky restaurant in Vilcabamba yesterday |
13.01.2019 |
| Vilcabamba |
13.01.2019 |
| Loja: cultural capital of southern Ecuador |
13.01.2019 |
| World Cup Final, leaving drinks and my last day at work |
13.01.2019 |
| Tropical animals, architecture of old Guayaquil |
13.01.2019 |
| Guayaquil: Urban regeneration and green lizards |
13.01.2019 |
| Ecuador's World Cup passion |
12.01.2019 |
| Cotopaxi Volcano |
12.01.2019 |
| The Chapel of Man, then engagement ring success! |
12.01.2019 |
| Thermal baths and a landslide at Papallacta |
12.01.2019 |
| Pageantry, history and an engagement ring hunt |
12.01.2019 |
| Snakes, exotic plants and a stunning city view |
12.01.2019 |
| Otavalo and the Line of the Equator |
12.01.2019 |
| Gold sun mask and traditional ice cream |
11.01.2019 |
| Ziplining during the day, thermal baths at night... |
11.01.2019 |
| White-water rafting and some thermal baths |
11.01.2019 |
| Arrival in Baños |
11.01.2019 |
| Cuenca with Dave |
11.01.2019 |
| Back from the Galápagos. Cuenca tomorrow! |
11.01.2019 |
| Galápagos Islands: Volcano trek, snorkelling and a proposal! |
11.01.2019 |
| Galápagos Islands: So much wonderful wildlife! |
11.01.2019 |
| Galápagos Islands: Isabela (Abermarle) |
10.01.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Galápagos Islands! |
10.01.2019 |
| Dave's here! |
10.01.2019 |
| Seduced by the Ecuadorian coast |
10.01.2019 |
| Los Frailes Beach |
10.01.2019 |
| Holiday weekend begins |
10.01.2019 |
| I've moved flats! |
10.01.2019 |
| Easter Sunday in Quito |
09.01.2019 |
| Easter Saturday at the Equator: Cayambe and Quitsato Sundial |
09.01.2019 |
| Easter Saturday: Otavalo Market |
09.01.2019 |
| Good Friday Processions, Quito |
09.01.2019 |
| Cuenca to Guayaquil |
09.01.2019 |
| Palm Sunday in Cuenca |
09.01.2019 |
| Visitors: Malecón, Las Peñas, Cerro Santa Ana and salsa |
09.01.2019 |
| Visitors! |
09.01.2019 |
| Night out in Guayaquil: the floating 'Captain Morgan' |
09.01.2019 |
| Ecuadorian football match: Emelec vs. Liga de Quito |
09.01.2019 |
| Bowling |
09.01.2019 |
| Carnival, Day 4: Return through the Andes |
08.01.2019 |
| Carnival, Day 3: Bus frustrations and a night out in Baños |
08.01.2019 |
| Carnival, Day 3: Baños, tree swing and Ambato |
08.01.2019 |
| Carnival in the Amazon: waterfalls and caves |
08.01.2019 |
| Journey to the Amazon: Carnival! |
08.01.2019 |
| Mayoral Election Day |
08.01.2019 |
| Mum's last day in Guayaquil |
08.01.2019 |
| Quito and Grand Hotel Guayaquil |
08.01.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: City of Quito |
08.01.2019 |
| Off to Quito with Mum! |
08.01.2019 |
| Guayaquil explorations with Mum |
08.01.2019 |
| Mum is here! |
08.01.2019 |
| Encocado Mixto |
08.01.2019 |
| Birthday celebrations |
08.01.2019 |
| Botanical garden, music & a crystal palace |
07.01.2019 |
| Bleary-eyed beyond belief |
07.01.2019 |
| Departure eve |
07.01.2019 |
| Borough Market and Bethnal Green, London |
07.01.2019 |
| Back to Ecuador soon |
07.01.2019 |
| Saddest Epiphany |
07.01.2019 |
| Old Hemel |
07.01.2019 |
| Manchester and Nottingham |
07.01.2019 |
| New Year's Eve |
07.01.2019 |
| Visit to Dad's workplace |
07.01.2019 |
| Tragedy |
07.01.2019 |
| Reunions |
07.01.2019 |
| Home soon for Christmas |
07.01.2019 |
| Party by the beach |
07.01.2019 |
| Christmas is coming... |
06.01.2019 |
| Municipal Museum, Guayaquil |
06.01.2019 |
| Pre-Columbian culture: Los Amantes de Sumpa |
06.01.2019 |
| Return to Guayaquil |
06.01.2019 |
| Independence of Cuenca Day |
06.01.2019 |
| All Souls' Day, Cuenca |
06.01.2019 |
| Back in Cuenca for the holiday weekend! |
06.01.2019 |
| Teaching idea |
06.01.2019 |
| Freshwater swimming |
06.01.2019 |
| Rodeo Montubio |
06.01.2019 |
| Independence of Guayaquil (and other celebrations) |
06.01.2019 |
| Sushi, cocktails and a beautiful view |
06.01.2019 |
| Isla Santay |
06.01.2019 |
| Food discoveries |
06.01.2019 |
| Las Peñas and Cerro Santa Ana, Guayaquil |
05.01.2019 |
| General Cemetery of Guayaquil |
05.01.2019 |
| Return to Ecuador |
04.01.2019 |
| Unexpected trip home |
04.01.2019 |
| Emergency flight home |
04.01.2019 |
| D'oh! |
04.01.2019 |
| Gorgeous Cuenca |
04.01.2019 |
| Independence Day, Ecuador |
04.01.2019 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Arrival in Cuenca |
04.01.2019 |
| Hot air balloons, New Year customs, Ecuadorian Chinese food |
04.01.2019 |
| Further explorations of Guayaquil: Monuments and iguanas |
04.01.2019 |
| Guayaquil Explorations |
04.01.2019 |
| Guayaquil update |
04.01.2019 |
| Teaching |
04.01.2019 |
| Excursion to Punta Blanca and Montañita |
03.01.2019 |
| Update from Guayaquil |
03.01.2019 |
| Layover en route to Guayaquil |
03.01.2019 |
| First blog post! |
03.01.2019 |
