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Kathmandu : A Middle Ground
Read more: Kathmandu : A Middle GroundKathmandu is something of a middle-ground. With the stark intensity of traversing Indian terrain crisp in our recollections, a refuge from the inescapable animation of our most recent holiday destination was appealing (read about it here). Whilst we had no desire to entirely leave behind the seductive draw of barely controlled chaos, the opportunity to…
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The Seven Wonders of My Travelling World: 1-3
Read more: The Seven Wonders of My Travelling World: 1-3It is, perhaps, a dream of every travel enthusiast to visit the seven wonders of the world. Structures and locations that incite awe amidst natives and tourists alike wield an undeniable appeal. Like the stamping of a passport, adventurers are able to elicit a special kind of satisfaction from collecting photographs (or for the vainer…
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Idiots Abroad: The Travel Companion Series (Part 3)
Read more: Idiots Abroad: The Travel Companion Series (Part 3)‘That f*cking boy is from f*cking hell…’ I’m not typically one for blurbs. If we aren’t to judge a book by its cover, how can we in good conscience form an opinion from just a small collection of words? As such, I’ve typically applied a similar thinking to my blog posts. Whilst a hook has…
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Thank Tuk for Tuk-Tuks
Read more: Thank Tuk for Tuk-TuksTravel is the art of movement and for anyone in search of a way from A to B, this is one hell of a way to get there. As I sit poised over my laptop in the comfort of my Cotswold cottage, images of my rickety ride through Delhi come rushing back. With the vivid…
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Bali: An Everyman’s Paradise
Read more: Bali: An Everyman’s ParadiseWhen people are asked to cast their minds to the Indonesian island of Bali, a rather specific visual tends to manifest. We think idyllic sandy beaches, perfectly bronzed Australian surfer gods with artfully distressed dreads and more than a handful of bohemian ‘gap years’ discovering their inner selves beneath the palm trees. Now, don’t get…
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Paris: A Bruised Canvas
Read more: Paris: A Bruised CanvasIt is, perhaps, something of an odd title. Paris. The city of love! The city of light! An enviable embodiment of French sophistication – good food, fine wine and the crème de la crème of cultural experience. These images and the connotations of civilized perfection they inspire have become, in many cases, synonymous with the…
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Washington D.C: A Political Playground
Read more: Washington D.C: A Political PlaygroundBefore I start, I thought it appropriate to remind you that this is not a political blog (for a little more information regarding my typical focus, click here). For a long while I found myself preoccupied with the concept of political journalism. The thought of reporting on the front lines of history with a notepad…
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मोक्ष: Moksha
Read more: मोक्ष: MokshaI’ve been pondering whether to share this particular post with you for a while now, seeing as it isn’t exactly like the others that have come before it. A great deal of my writing relies on humour (or my rather earnest attempt at it) and for good reason. My adventures and travel experiences are rarely…
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Hay-on-Why?! A Camping Disaster
Read more: Hay-on-Why?! A Camping DisasterUnfortunately being a student (and more importantly, not a millionaire) not all of my travels witness me jetting off to far flung corners of the globe. Though I cannot deny my experiences abroad are extensive (check some of them out here) and I’ve yet to encounter anything else that manages to set my heart a-flutter…
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2000
Read more: 2000Exactly one year ago today, I started blogging. In a wonderful stroke of luck (that couldn’t have been timed better if I’d planned it myself), I have just received my 2000th follower! It has been a true privilege to share my travels with all of you and I cannot think of a better way to…
Harriet Solomon 