Tag: Travel

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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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