Oh, BTW, I Thoroughly Recommend Slovenia
I’m not big on counting countries. But it hadn’t escaped my notice that I hadn’t visited a new country for a whole two years, although...
EscapeArtistes Blog
Oh to Describe the Teenage Years!
More from a surfeit of material than a lack, I haven’t been blogging much of late, although my desktop is cluttered with half-finished posts. That’s...
The Cheapskate’s Guide to Travel
Many, many articles on the interwebz purport to detail how to travel for free. Newsflash: you can’t. You can spend money to earn points, spend...
The Elephant in the Room at TBEX Asia
A travel blogger requested on Twitter that I write something about the political situation in Thailand, rather than merely “trolling” by sharing links about the...
THIS Is Why I Love Indonesia
I whine about Bali a lot, both because Bali and because British. But I love Indonesia. And this trip I’m on has reminded me why....
ALL OF THE THINGS ARE BROKEN, ALL OF THE TIME
In Bali, every seven months or so, according to one of the island’s two Hindu calendars, which, together, are so fantastically complicated that many Balinese...
What to Do About Volcano Flight Cancellations (on Bali or Elsewhere)
Updated 29 November 2017 to include advice on ongoing eruption. At time of writing, Bali airport is closed until at least 7am local time on...
In Which I Declare Blogruptcy
Hello! Or, as the boy would say, I’m NOT DEAD YET. In fact, I have a bundle of fabulous stories and exciting places that I’m...
Because Sometimes International Data Comes in Very Handy
I have an odd, and vaguely woolly attachment, to life without a smartphone, and life without data. And that’s not only because whenever I spend...
Ten Things Travel Writers Do That Folk Who Are on Holiday Don’t Do
I’ve written before about how fundamentally unglamorous it is to be a freelance writer. There are also many ways in which writing about travel for...