Author: Carl

Travel Detour: How an upset stomach gave me time to explore Stockholm

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Coronavirus has had me, like the rest of the world, self isolating for the last six weeks. Given that I won’t actually be travelling...

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Victoria Falls: An unplanned day in Zambia

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Our Journey to Livingstone, Zambia As social distancing laws and travel bans continue it appears to be unlikely that I’ll be travelling...

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Whitby: The Shipping Forecasts a Walk Down Memory Lane

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When I get into the writing mood, its normally during or just after my holiday. It’s somewhat unusual for me to write about past travels...

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Bathhouses of Budapest

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As a kid it wouldn’t be unusual to be put in a bath with the neighbours’ kids or my cousins if our family were visiting or those after...

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Zurich: Old Town Pride

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After a few days of theatre and shows in London it was time to visit a new country, Switzerland. Thom had already visited many years...

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Castles of Aargau Canton, Switzerland

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It’s been over a decade since I’ve driven on the wrong side of the road and the first time I’ve done so in Europe. Today...

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London, Spice Girls, Hamilton and 9to5

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The gloomy skies of south eastern England greeted us as we exited the Eurostar tunnel on the English side of the channel. While the gloomy...

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Château de Fontainebleau

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Bonjour from Paris (spoken with a try hard French accent) seems like an appropriate greeting to our first cultural day in the French...

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Flight EK75: Dubai to Paris

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Arriving early from our Melbourne connection allowed us some time to enjoy a meal in the lounge. We both choose the beef steak which was...

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Ready for Take Off – EuroTrip 2019

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Excitement for this trip started well before our flights were booked earlier this year. The moment the Spice Girls announced their reunion...

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The Truth about Writing? Why do I do it?

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The excitement of our upcoming holiday is building to bursting point and I feel the increasing need to write something to get the holiday...

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Hans Christian Andersen

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To travel is to live...

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