Long Weekend in Puglia, Italy
28 January 2026Just as I moved back to Scotland at the beginning of 2025, a friend of mine went off to work in Rome for six months. So naturally, I had to take advantage and book a trip to Italy. I went in mid-May, which is a nice time weather-wise and avoids the worst of the summer crowds. Although it was still fairly busy, which I think is the case for much of the year in Italy these days. Now, I’ve been to Rome before, and she is reasonably well-travelled around Italy already. So, we decided to take a long weekend trip…
Moving Back to Scotland | 2025 Recap
In October 2022, I moved to Canada for a working holiday visa. Then, in February 2024, I moved to New Zealand. And then, two and a half years after first setting off, in February 2025, I was finally moving back…
Borneo’s Islands & Villages | Part 2
For those who missed it, part one of my adventure through Malaysian Borneo is here! This was one of several stops in Southeast Asia on my journey home after finishing my year in New Zealand. I had embarked on a…
Borneo’s Jungle & Wildlife | Part 1
As I’ve travelled more over the years, I’ve become increasingly interested in seeing wildlife around the world. One thing that hasn’t changed, though – ever since I was in school, I’ve been fascinated by orangutans. When I lived in and…
Two Days in Singapore
Asia, I’m back! For those who don’t know, I spent two years living in Hong Kong and South Korea, and travelling much of East and Southeast Asia. But I haven’t been back again since I left in 2017. I was…
South West Australia Road Trip
The coastline of South West Australia has so much to offer, from dazzling beaches to maritime history to towering giants of trees. Starting from Perth, the largest city in Western Australia, a road trip to Esperance could take anything from…
Long Weekend in Perth | Australia
Australia is big, and Western Australia is the biggest state in it. I mean, it’s a third of the entire country! I explored a fair amount of the other states when I was in Australia last year, but I didn’t…
A Year in New Zealand
A year very nearly to the day! Yes, after arriving in February 2024, my 1-year working holiday visa in New Zealand expired at the end of January. I could have extended but decided against it – more on that below…
A Weekend in Christchurch | New Zealand
We’ve almost made it to the end of the road! After travelling north from Dunedin, with a couple of days for my parents to experience Tekapo en route, we arrived in Christchurch. This was my final destination, not just of…
Highlights of Dunedin | New Zealand
Did you think I was going to travel all the way to New Zealand and not visit their version of Edinburgh? The Gaelic name for Edinburgh is Dùn Èideann, deriving from the earlier Din Eidyn. And every time I mentioned…
Te Anau & Fiordland | New Zealand
Down in Southland, at the very bottom of New Zealand, lies Fiordland National Park and its gateway town of Te Anau. My journey through New Zealand’s South Island had included several national parks, from Abel Tasman to Westland to Mount…
