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.
The other week, I had a bit of a whistlestop trip to Croatia, a country that’s been on my to-do list for a few years and which I finally ticked off because Bristol Airport had direct flights. It turns out Bristol isn’t quite as close as I always imagine it is and the flights weren’t… More Three islands in one day sea kayaking tour
Well, it’s been a long time coming but the video series on my trip to Georgia earlier in the year has finally actually reached Georgia! This Tbilisi video isn’t the one I’d hoped to make but the new mics are really crackly so although I didn’t talk to the camera a lot, pretty much everything… More New video: First impressions of Tbilisi
Another Lithuania post from the vault, as it were. While I never really gave Vilnius the post it deserved, Trakai has never even had a post of its own and it definitely deserves it. So this is the tale of my day out in Trakai in Lithuania all the way back in March 2011. I… More A day out at Old Trakai Castle
I’ve had a look back at some of my old posts and I think some of them deserve a re-write and I’m going to start with my trip to Lithuania, back in 2011. Wow, that was a long time ago. No wonder I’ve never blogged them as they deserve. So I’m going to start with… More A spring trip to Vilnius
This is an idea I had six or eight months ago but I didn’t have time to do it in the autumn or winter but today, at last, come and join me for my no-cruise cruise! I’m not a cruise person. I never will be. First, emetophobes and long boat journeys don’t mix. Second, I’d… More Come with me on a no-cruise cruise!
In my last post, I talked about the logistics of getting to Tbilisi without ending up arriving at 3am and how the best option for me ended up being flying into Cyprus to get a lunchtime flight into Tbilisi. And since I was arriving in the evening and leaving at lunchtime the next day, I… More A layover in Cyprus in January
It’s the last of the Georgia blogs today. At long last, I think I’ve written every word about Tbilisi and Tserovani and Mtskheta and Uplistsikhe and it’s time for something new. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing somewhere new and that you’ll consider Tbilisi if you want somewhere new and interesting to go, or if you’re… More Georgia on film
The first and hardest bit of the trip to Georgia was figuring out my flights. Georgia is not easy to get to from the UK. There are no direct flights. There are rumours of a low-cost Georgian airline launching in May and operating direct flights from Gatwick, rumours which half the creators at Traverse are gleefully… More How I got to Tbilisi
I’d still deciding whether or not to publish this because I don’t think any of it is going to be helpful to anyone but let’s talk about how much my week in Tbilisi cost me. Most of the activities were included in my Traverse conference ticket and while my instinct was to say that it… More How much did my week in Tbilisi cost?
If there’s one thing the Georgian Tourist Board seemed determined we learn about their country, it’s that it’s a foodies paradise. This is a real if you know, you know thing. If you’ve been to Georgia, you’ll probably list it as one of the best countries for food on the planet. If you haven’t been… More Georgian food & wine is amazing