January 23, 2021So 2020 is finally over, but it’s not all been bad considering the endless lockdowns and travel restrictions. Here’s my story of 2020 whilst attempting not to mention the C-word. January – Vilnius A great start to the year with a long weekend trip to Vilnius in Lithuania. Although there was no snow, the Christmas […]
January 16, 2019It’s a little late this year due to the non-stop celebrations of Christmas/New Year/Ukrainian Christmas/Old New Year which have finally come to a close after almost 3 weeks of celebrating. Now I can finally get back to work and normality and share my thoughts on 2018. It’s been another impressive year for travel and TripIt […]
December 31, 2017I’m writing this from Kyiv, Ukraine where I came this new year to experience a magical white Christmas with natural snowfall and a nice Christmas mood, but alas the weather has failed me and I arrived only to rain. We’re due to fly to Bukovel on Monday for my second time skiing, so I’m hopeful […]
March 17, 2017After spending much time in Ukraine, here’s some odd and unusual things I’ve observed in everyday life here from an Englishman’s perspective. If you are Ukrainian, don’t take it too seriously! 1. People Don’t Speak Ukrainian Based on a logical conclusion, you’d assume Ukrainians should speak Ukrainian. While this is partly true, it seems to […]
February 3, 2016When you think of hotels in Ukraine, you’d be forgiven for imagining them all to be in soviet styling with dated décor and poor service. Whilst it’s true that in almost every city in Ukraine there is at least one such a hotel, there are also some real gems to discover such as Radomysl Castle […]
January 5, 2016As everyone else in the UK is going back to work this week, I’m here in another cool apartment (with a jacuzzi under the bed!) in Kiev, Ukraine writing my annual year in review post, well my second at least. This year I’ve travelled to less places than last year, however I’ve still managed to […]
April 3, 2015On my quest for all things travel and technology, I decided on this rainy Good Friday to take some time out and have a look at where I’ve been over the past 2 years. The result of this is the map above or you can view a bigger version with labels here. While many people […]
December 31, 2014Twas the night before Christmas New Year, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. As I’m sat here in this cosy apartment for New Year in Copenhagen, I’ve been thinking about the past year and all the amazing places I’ve been, seen and things I’ve done. I’ve spent […]
December 12, 2014After visiting Ukraine 4 or 5 times previously I had already seen the most interesting cities and places of interest. All that was left was the east which is currently under a territorial dispute and Chernobyl, the site of the nuclear disaster in 1986. I’d read previously in Dom Joly’s Dark Tourist book about his […]
September 17, 2014It was late January when I decided I wanted to do something different for my birthday, so I asked my friend if she wanted to go with me to Amsterdam to help me celebrate. February soon came and we met each other at the airport in Amsterdam on the 14th of February of all days. […]
