A Rainy Afternoon in…Gernika
Up until moving to the Basque Country my only knowledge of Gernika (or Guernica) was the painting in the living room in of my childhood house and this Manic Street […]
Up until moving to the Basque Country my only knowledge of Gernika (or Guernica) was the painting in the living room in of my childhood house and this Manic Street […]
One of the best things about living in Durango, minus the cheap beer and excellent pintxos, is it’s proximity to so much local football. In addition to the local football […]
The last stop on my tour of Italy before finally returning to the U.K. was Milan. Although I’d pretty much winged the whole trip so far this leg was very […]
If you missed part one of our Fuji climb, then you can find it here. After the aforementioned curry rice dinner, we decided it was time to get a few […]
To read about part two of my Obon holiday, click here. My final full day in Kansai started in familiar fashion; I woke up around 11am, very sleepy with a […]
One of the real plus sides of having family and friends visit when you’re living in a far off place – aside from, y’know, actually seeing your close family and […]
To read about the previous legs of my journey, click here. Kazan With time firmly against me, I decided that my stay in Kazan would be a short one. Very […]
To catch up with the earlier parts of my journey, click here. Irkutsk Irkutsk is perhaps one of the most popular stops on the Trans-Siberian railway, as it’s the closest […]
If you missed the first part of my Trans-Siberian journey, you can find it here. Mongolia I arrived in Ulaanbaatar and was met on the platform by Doljmaa from the […]
For many years now, one of my long-term bucket list items has been to ride the Trans-Siberian railway. It’s an ambition that has surprised a few people. Why on earth […]