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Category: Travel
Why do you travel alone?
So, here I give you 3 reasons why I love travelling alone for those I meet that clearly feel sorry for the wee lonely girl driving around Africa on her own! Having just finished off a 1000km solo road trip across the Cape, the above question is definitely the most common thing I’ve been asked…
Here’s what happened when I did 15 yoga classes in 10 days…
I won’t go on about it again (since you’re an avid follower of mine and therefore I’m sure you’re aware) but I’ve not been able to run for over a year. So 14 months into this running hiatus I booked onto another yoga retreat, this time Island Yoga on the stunningly beautiful, undeveloped island of…
Runner turned yogi
It’s been a year. A year injured, a year of no running and a year of throwing my trainers across my flat in a fit of rage (ok, I only did that once, but it was memorable all the same) and a year not blogging about running. So I thought I’d mix it up cos…
Miami…. it’s a bit like marmite…
Miami… is it a bit like Marmite I wonder? Quite a few people had told me they loved it before I had the opportunity to check out the ultimate American Dream for myself, and quite a few said the exact opposite. So, having not properly holidayed in the USA since Elvis famously overtook me on…
Top 5 Adventurous activities in South East Asia
SE Asia blog… despite currently being in Central America!
High hopes and low expectations
“Have high hopes and low expectations”. Sage words of advice when embarking upon the joy that is the London dating scene, but it recently became my approach to an upcoming trip to Vietnam. You see, I’ve never had any interest in visiting Vietnam; for 9 years it sat firmly on a list of countries to…
My 5 alternative winter holiday suggestions for you
I’ve travelled a good bit in the past few years, so a frequent question from old friends and new is “what’s your favourite country?”. It’s a tough one so I’m going to do a top 5; luckily for you, Northern Hemisphere folks, they all happen to be good winter destinations… get your passports out… Japan….
What the Indian Police think of the Scottish Police
I stumbled upon the Hampi Police Station today – out of town as it is, it seemed an extremely quiet, relaxed place, relatively far from the tourist centre of the village. I stopped to chat to a policeman and his first question was, inevitably, which country are you from? Well, the excitement when I said…
Get out of bed and run!! Sweating it out in Mumbai
Admittedly it was with great laziness I dragged myself out of bed to run Mumbaikars’ most favoured spot this morning (Mumbaikar = someone hailing from Mumbai, I love that word so thought I’d casually drop it in), but force myself I did because it was my third and final day in India’s most cosmopolitan city…
5 Things I Dont Love About Travelling Alone
1. Tables with one chair Travelling alone means you frequently find yourself eating alone. No big deal until you walk into the restaurant and get directed to… the table with one chair. There is nothing I hate more. Oh yeah hold on there is… when you are happily seated at a table with more than one chair when mid-curry an…
5 reasons I love Myanmar
You may know it as Burma but the military changed the name back in 1989. Perhaps so that nobody would know where it is and they could drop off the radar completely. Luckily it didn’t work. Myanmar. The land of smiles. Or is that officially Thailand? Well after 2 extended visits to Thailand and a month here……
Scottish Girl Runs 