Here we are with another catching-up post from last summer’s trip to Helsinki and today I’m taking you with me on the blue-tinted SkyWheel. Every capital worth its title has a big wheel and Helsinki is no exception. I seem to remember making that note right back in 2014, when I had an evening in… More Helsinki’s SkyWheel – because every capital needs a big wheel
It’s already time for the fourth video in my ten-part series on the best geothermal pools, lagoons, spas & hot springs in Iceland and we’re at “the Old Pool”, better known to English-speakers as the Secret Lagoon, Iceland’s worst-kept secret. The Secret Lagoon is on the Golden Circle and as such, features on several Golden… More New video: Secret Lagoon – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
My parents have a habit, when they go to a new place, of going to the zoo. I’ve been known to do it too. For the record, Perm Zoo is terrible, one of those old-fashioned “all the animals are in concrete cages” zoos. Tallinn Zoo, a few years ago, clearly meant well but needed a… More Korkeasaari, the zoo on an island
It dawned on me that although I thought I’d finished with my trip to Helsinki back in May (give or take the videos; they’ll be making an appearance in some format or other in 2024!), I actually hadn’t, by a long way. I’ve still got plenty to say and first up is Suomenlinna, a tourist… More Why you should spend an evening on Suomenlinna
It’s Tuesday, Tuesday is new video day and today is the third part of the ten-part series on geothermal pools, lagoons, spas & hot springs. It’s a quest to find out which is the best – or at least, the best according to a specific set of point-scoring criteria. Today I’m taking you to Laugarvatn… More New video: Laugarvatn Fontana – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
I got an email from a reader back in September. That’s not a common thing for me. It was about coping with ARFID on a school trip and I thought that might be a useful thing to pop up on the blog. Apart from the fact that it’s my blog and I can talk about what… More How to manage school trips with ARFID
I have many Christmas traditions (these three decorations must go here, here and here on the Christmas tree, making mince pies with Dad, putting out the boots, eating my body weight in After Eights) and one of them is that on the day after Boxing Day (or the day after that, depending on whether there’s a… More Christmas Adventure at West Bay
It’s Tuesday and it’s the first new video of 2024! Today’s video is the second part of my new ten-part series called “Is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?” and we’re off to Myvatn Nature Baths! YouTube is really confusing me – last week’s Blue Lagoon video is, after about 56 hours, my fourth… More New video: Myvatn Nature Baths – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
Well, 2024 on the blog started well! In everything else that was going on, I forgot to finish today’s post and I let Thursday’s sneak out early (and when it was still only a paragraph long too!). Idiot. That’s because I’ve not been properly at my desk recently. I’m back now! Going to get everything… More A reintroduction for 2024
It’s coming up to the end of another year and I’m going to have another look back at what I’ve done over the last twelve months – it’s been busy! I’ve really got back into travel! I’ve not camped as much as I’d like, I’ve kayaked quite a bit and I’ve felt like I’m chasing… More 2023 in review