It’s hard to enjoy paradise when you’re in pain. I’m sure those were Dave’s thoughts as we lounged on a beach on the tropical island of Lombok, not far from Bali. The water was pristine – a deep blue – and as the sun reflected off the white sand, I lazed with a coconut in […]
Today is our last day in Ubud, Bali. It’s our last day of travelling for a long time. But we couldn’t be more excited. In a few hours we’ll be picked up and whisked away to Seminyak on the coast where we’ll do some last minute shopping, settle into a hotel near the airport and […]
We are having a baby! After eight years together, four of them married, and too many adventures to count, we are excited (and somewhat nervous!) about growing our family.The ayurvedic astrologer looked up from the paper he’d been scribbling my future on. “You’re going to be very healthy, except for your fertility. I can see […]
Lonely Planet called for submissions of travel writing to its annual anthology and Carmen and I had a go at putting together long articles for entry. Unfortunately, we weren’t selected – but it’d be a shame to waste all that work, so here’s my entry, about the Gascoyne River and the WA wilderness. (Carmen’s will […]
Three years. 1095 days. 26,280 hours. You get the idea… we’ve been travelling for a long time now. Three years ago today Carmen and I set off from our home in London for a fortnight in Croatia with my parents then jetted off to Toronto to start an indefinite period of travel. Three years and […]
