A Journal
A personal journal that invites readers to design their own journeys through the world - with travel, dress and taste.
Everything is rooted in seasonality, sensory and cultural experience, and thoughtful independence.
Paris, Cannes and Grasse - a journey for Autumn
Travelling with a friend, we start in Paris, and end in Cannes. A 5-night cultural and olfactory journey for early autumn.
A Danish summer weekend with dance, architecture and Michelin stars
3 nights in high summer. My itinerary for a cultural and culinary weekend spent in Copenhagen with a friend.
Harbours to Highlands. A New England road trip itinerary for Summer
Itinerary journal of my 16-night jam-packed summer touring holiday through New England - taking in Maine, Vermont and a Boston city break.
Quimper - an off-season active itinerary for Spring
My itinerary for a springtime 7-night stay in Brittany, with medieval Quimper as the base. Cider, cycling, springtime walks, crepes and art.
Stockholm - a workcation in Autumn
My itinerary journal of 5-night work-meets-play autumn break in Stockholm, departing from Leeds. Where we ate, what we saw and how we enjoyed a workcation trip amidst falling leaves and the last of the long days for the year.
Brest in Winter - combined biking with city break
Travelling in the winter off-season, my planned itinerary for Brest in Finisterre. Winter hikes, thalasso therapy, eating crepes, visiting medieval towns and castles, and admiring the early sunset in pretty port towns.
Donostia–San Sebastián - a Spring itinerary for fashion and food
Balenciaga, pintxos and bar crawls. My itinerary journal for a long rainy weekend spent in San Sebastian, Basque Country, with a friend.
Krakow - learning Polish in Winter
My itinerary journal for 9 frigid nights spent in Krakow learning Polish, in January. Heavy snow and hard pronunciation…..also excellent pierogi and a delightful surrealist art find.
North Carolina - mountain biking, NFL and city break in Autumn
Travelling in early autumn, my imagined itinerary for 10-14 nights in North Carolina - Charlotte, Asheville & The Blue Smoky Mountains. Biking, ball, art trails and barbecue…..all in the one place.
Turin - a winter weekend
How we spent a long winter weekend in Turin, Northern Italy. Cold blue skies, motoring history and a truffley food tour in a city ringed by snow-capped mountains.
Stopover in Denver: a plan for 24 hours
My itinerary for a 24 hour stop in Denver.
Bergen - an active itinerary for Spring
My imagined travel itinerary for 4-5 days in Bergen and the surrounding fjords. Biking, hiking and nordic dining
The Quiet Road to Southern Germany - a 12 night Summer road trip.
A hot summer road trip through Germany’s southern states. Castles, cakes, pretzels, bikes, hikes, lakes and beer all make an appearance. There’s nothing this place doesn’t have.
An itinerary for Santa Fe - atomic bomb history, mountain biking and art
My planned itinerary for travelling to Santa Fe, New Mexico, from Leeds, for mountain biking, atomic bomb historical sites, art and hiking.
Warsaw - an off-season city break
Travelling in winter, my plan for 3 nights in Warsaw. Eating modern Polish baked goods, visiting the Royal Garden of Light and a city tour in a Communist-era Fiat126p.
Hanover and The Harz Mountains - a Spring travel plan for mountain biking and city break
Travelling in spring, departing from Leeds, my imagined itinerary for 7 nights of exploring in Lower Saxony.
Turin and Monferrato, Piedmont - a twin-centre autumnal trip
Travelling in autumn, my imagined itinerary for 10 nights in Turin and Piedmont. Ideas for a tour of the Abarth Factory, a cocktail experience at the home of Martini, day bike tours around the rolling green hills of the Monferrato, and exciting gourmet experiences.
Tallinn, Estonia - a long wintry break
My journal and itinerary of a winter city break in the Baltics, departing from Manchester. Where we ate, what we saw and how we enjoyed the young-meets-old cosy capital of Estonia.
Seville and Vejer de la Frontera - city break and biking in late Winter
Travelling in winter, journal and itinerary of our 7 night stay in Andalusia - starting with a Seville city break followed by biking around Vejer de la Frontera in Cadiz province.
Morbihan, Brittany - a twin-centre trip with road biking and city break
Travelling in early summer, my plan for 10-11 nights in Nantes and the Gulf of Morbihan. An itinerary for biking, art trails, a bit of Jules Verne, eating crepes, visiting medieval towns and castles, and admiring the sunset in pretty port towns.