A particularly strong year for country counting – powered more by trains than planes.
Latest Adventures
My 20th Anniversary Flight
To mark two decades in the air, I recreated my first ever flight.
Two Nights In… Tirana
The Albanian Connection led me to another new country for 2024.
Bari to Durres by Ferry
An overview of the overly-complex foot passenger experience.
One Night In… San Marino
This micronation is my favourite new country of the year.
Interrail Highlights
The best three of the twenty trains I took between London and Tirana.
Finding my way across Europe
My route from London to Tirana – which I largely figured out along the way!
The Albanian Connection
Links to the coverage I produced during my race across Europe.
Gallery: DMV24
Photos from around DC, and at the Air and Space Museum in Virginia.
Further Sightseeing in DC
Returning to DC gave me a chance to revisit some favourites – and discover a few more.
Visiting Virginia
On my return to the DMV I was able to make a proper claim to my 17th state, Virginia.
Overview: DMV24
Through points and perks, I was able to join a friend at the opera – in Washington DC!
Gallery: Luxembourg
Photos from the corners and capital of Luxembourg.
A Trio of Tripoints
Touring the corners of Luxembourg, in search of the places where it meets a pair of neighbours at once.
Two Nights In… Luxembourg
A luxury hotel proved an agreeable base for my explorations of 2024’s second new country.
24 hours in… Monaco
My visit to the smallest of the UN countries was a wash out…
Year in Review 2023
Sizing up another busy year of travel.
Hotel Katajanokka
My birthday adventures ended with a night in prison.
Around the world with Finnair and JAL
Between Finland and Japan I was able to try each nation’s flag carrier – and circumnavigate the globe!
Tokyo highlights
A trio of favourites from Japan’s capital.