The Albanian Connection led me to another new country for 2024.
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.
Bern 2023: IFSC World Championships
Another climbing-inspired trip to Switzerland, this time for the World Championships.
JumboStay Arlanda
I couldn’t resist the opportunity for one more night on a 747 – even if it wouldn’t take me anywhere!
Three nights in… Stockholm
An unusual return to Sweden, exploring a series of tunnels and tubes in Stockholm.
Yerevan, Armenia
Exploring Armenia’s capital, host to the extraordinary travel festival.
Three nights in… Dubai
My first new country since 2019 was one I’d never sought out: the UAE.
Two nights in… Oslo
The chance to join Norse Atlantic’s first flight from London to Oslo seemed an ideal excuse to revisit one of my favourite countries.
36 hours in… Boise, Idaho
A brief side-trip from Salt Lake City let me claim another US State – my seventh new one of the year.
Salt Lake City
With Salt Lake City hosting four climbing word cups on back-to-back weekends, I returned for a second visit in 2022.
Two nights in… Meiringen
Reviving a travel plan from 2020, I headed to Switzerland for the first bouldering world cup of the season.
Year in Review 2021
Another heavily disrupted year, but some hopes of a return to (new) normal.
Year in Review 2019
Where and how I found myself travelling in 2019.
Overview: Tuscany 2019
A group trip to Tuscany presented many opportunities to explore the region – from its famous cities to sleepy villages, via peaceful hiking trails (and a lot of gelato).
Two nights in… Salzburg
An overview of my Club Europe flights and sightseeing in Salzburg; plus a luxury hotel that didn’t quite hit the mark.
An extended visit to Hallstatt
I spent a few relaxing days by the Hallstätter See, staying in Obertraun and heading up into Dachstein Krippenstein.
Year in Review 2018
Looking back at 2018’s travels by crunching the numbers.