Fresh Air
I went for an Enid Blyton-style ramble today, around the neighbourhood I am currently a member of. Despite the general German uncertainty regarding thongs as footwear, it was sunny and… Continue Reading
Life in Münster, Travel + Life Abroad
What I Know About Germans
Below is the original post. It has since been updated and republished. Find the full list HERE. Here are some things about Germany and its inhabitants I have noticed …… Continue Reading
Life in Münster, Travel + Life Abroad
The Lazy Guide to Learning a Language
I’m not a natural with languages; the process of language acquisition utilises one of the neural pathways that solidified pretty quickly for me. And I’m lazy. It was the latter quality that… Continue Reading
An Interview
Earlier this year, Trespass Magazine partnered with Play Now Act Now, a fantastic creative arts festival that encourages young writers, film makers and artists between the ages of 16-25 to… Continue Reading
Life in Münster, Travel + Life Abroad
Brot und Weine
Churches always make me feel mildly anxious. Not because I’m worried that, by being in one, God has a clear view into the machinations of my depraved soul, but because… Continue Reading
Life in Münster, Travel + Life Abroad
A (Big) Life Veränderung
As a writer, I am constantly looking for things to write about. And I can do what I do, anywhere in the world. As a person, I love to travel…. Continue Reading
The End of a Summer Odyssey
Disclaimer: this is a largely ruin-free look at Athens. Not because I am not completely seduced by the idea of being able to run through/touch/gaze at the hallmarks of one… Continue Reading
Pictures, Santorini Summer 2010, Travel + Life Abroad
Akrotiri
A couple of villages on from Perissa, where I lived, is the red beach. And it is red, ruby red, the water an unbelievable colour in contrast. Akrotiri is the… Continue Reading
Pictures, Santorini Summer 2010, Travel + Life Abroad
Amoudi Bay
For those who partake (guiltily, of course) in the viewing of ‘chick flicks’ and who may have enjoyed Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 1 and/or 2, this locale will seem… Continue Reading
25
When should we stop travelling? Settle down. Grow up. Begin ‘real life’. 25? 30? The ages by which we are supposed to have those yardsticks with which we measure conventional… Continue Reading
Santorini Summer 2010, Travel + Life Abroad
All Things Weird & Wonderful
First published in Trespass Magazine *** Santorini can be a strange place. Perhaps it’s something to do with living so close to a volcano – the energy begins to send… Continue Reading
Santorini Summer 2010, Travel + Life Abroad
The Good with the Bad
When travelling, there is one phrase you hear so often it almost becomes as part conversational structure as a greeting, or an enquiry into your wellbeing; ‘you’re so lucky.’ It’s… Continue Reading
Siren Song
It is difficult to know where to start. In fact, despite being here with ample time to gaze into the distance and with ample inspiration to be struck by whilst… Continue Reading
Santorini Summer 2010, Travel + Life Abroad
Paradise Found
So I’m back on the island. It’s hot, the same white, arched buildings that were unfinished two years ago are still unfinished (the builders are too busy drinking frappes) and… Continue Reading
It’s so unexpected, but …
I am in love with London. Wow. I said it. I did it. I fell in love with a city I have always dismissed as a cliche. I shall explain further… Continue Reading
A Long Haul
Two hours hanging out on the runway in Shanghai waiting for air traffic to clear, and half an hour circling London skies waiting for air traffic to clear, bloated a… Continue Reading