Who am I?

My name is Harriet.

Born to two adventurous parents in the little town of Aberystwyth, I set off on my first overseas adventure at just three months old…and I’ve been travelling ever since.

Now, at the grand old age of twenty-four, I’ve explored over fifty different countries across the globe. Whether travelling alongside my globetrotting parents and not-so-little brother, fellow travel enthusiasts I’m lucky enough to call friends, or even solo, I am happiest when on the move.

How did it all begin?

This website was born in 2016, created by a wanderlusting teen with itchy feet and stories to tell. I said it best in my very first post; I’m all about Keeping It Simple.

In the years since this blog’s creation, I’ve graduated from the London School of Economics with two degrees in International History and worked my way up from intern at one of the world’s leading independent travel publishers. Although my travel writing took something of a back seat to student-life during this period – I never stopped exploring.

What do I want to do?

This September, I’ll be returning to the big smoke to commence my PhD, but this time, things will be different. Like fish and chips (if you haven’t noticed yet, I’m English), history and travel are a match made in heaven. How can you really experience a place, if you don’t know anything about where it came from? In an effort to marry my two great loves, I’ll be updating this blog every step of the way. Regaling the highs and lows of family holidays, sharing tales from my six months of backpacking Central America and offering an insight into the life and travels of a PhD student, this blog will have it all.

Whether exploring far-flung lands through the pages of a well-worn history book, or with two feet firmly on the ground, adventure is everywhere…if only you know where to look.

Welcome to my little corner of the internet. I hope you enjoy your stay.