By and large, I’m a solo traveller and I think it’s time I started emphasising that a bit more.
Back in the days when I could solo travel, I gravitated towards Iceland, Scandinavia and the Arctic, with occasional visits to places like the Baltic states and eastern Europe but you’ll find plenty of Paris and Switzerland and western Europe here too. Actually, my non-Wessex UK travels are here as well, so come with me to Scotland, London and a few other places around my own country.
As you’ll know if you read What I saw at EdFringe 2018, I went to Edinburgh last weekend. I saw thirteen shows in three days, which is probably more than I saw in six days last year, and this is the post about the weekend in general. I flew up on the 8.35am flight from… More A weekend in Edinburgh
I went to the Edinburgh Fringe last weekend and here’s a quick rundown of what I saw. Friday The Amazing Bubble Man Yes, I started my Fringe with a kids’ show. Of course there were adults there but all the others had come with small children. However, the Amazing Bubble Man had been highly and… More What I saw at the Edinburgh Fringe
Last month I went to Glasgow for the weekend. Poor impulse control following a week in which I was tired and my foot hurt and I went chasing a friendly face. I went looking for somewhere to stay and as per usual, despite my loathing for them, I went for booking.com and found an apartment… More My Glasgow apartment
I spent most of my week in Cyprus beside, and occasionally in, the sea. None of these trips really merits a post of its own but I thought some of the pictures could go together nicely in my monthly photoset. Picture the scene: the sky is blue and the Mediterranean is blue and clear and perfect.… More Photoset: Cyprus seascapes
I’m a big old chicken. When it comes to things I’m scared of, there are a few. I’m emetophobic, I’m very open about that with most people. I’m paranoid about fire, which I assume I get from my school burning down twice. I’m fine with thunder, starting to become nervous about lighting (…fire…) and not… More Why I’m scared of spiral stairs
While standing in the queue to go into the Globe, I overheard someone behind me observe “This should be a must-do for everyone who comes to London”, plus a comment I can’t remember the wording of about the wider cultural implications of seeing authentic Shakespeare. So I thought I’d write about it. After all, it’s… More Shakespeare at the Globe
I am not really a reptile fan. I love furry animals like dogs and cats and rabbits, I adore goats and cows and I like giraffes and camels and rhinos and so on. I am very fond of having a miniature house-spider running over my hands and am sufficiently tolerant of larger house-spiders to be the… More I saw so many lizards in Cyprus!
I went to London last weekend. I do from time to time. I saw my favourite comedian doing his current tour show at the Leicester Square Theatre on Friday night and I saw my favourite actor doing a Shakespeare play I’d never heard of at the Globe Theatre on Saturday night and I stayed over… More Review: easyHotel South Kensington
I’ve already written about the Tombs of the Kings and the Pafos Mosaics but we spent a lot of time visiting Roman ruins. Family Frost is not really one for sitting on the beach turning red. We’re not really big on culture either but there doesn’t seem to be much of a third option in… More Photoset: Roman ruins in Cyprus
Ok, it wasn’t quite solo but when you’re a 14-year-old girl flying to Italy, a travelling companion who is also a 14-year-old girl doesn’t count. Not only were we flying alone, we didn’t know the people who’d be meeting us at the other end. We weren’t 100% sure there would be anyone to meet us… More I went on my first solo adventure when I was 14