I’m in the hostel common area and they’re all here. There’s the German solo traveller in sensible outdoor clothes; the bubbly Scandinavian girls who embarrass…
It was on a winter afternoon, during a stroll through the aesthetic architecture that Copenhagen is known for, that an impulse to cultivate myself with…
Enormous clouds cling to the peaks of snow-capped mountains. Winking prickly pears and violet wildflowers greet us on either side of a path that looks…
I decided to visit South Korea on a whim. Besides their fascination with cheesy boy bands and an apparent aptitude for fried chicken I knew…
Shivering in the cold, I hopped onto the mountain bike, awaiting the go-ahead to start the 3700-metre descent. I gripped the handlebars, my white knuckles…
It’s midday and I’m standing in a parking lot across the road from Warner Bros. Studio. Around me I can see families, couples, groups of…
When I asked my brother what advice he had for me for my trip to Japan I expected him to suggest an ornate shrine, a…
“Fate has brought us together for a reason, so I need you to listen and take note. It is your call whether you want to…
I have a habit of getting into cars with strange men. And despite what your mother may have told you about such activities, I’ve had…
She beams at me expectantly. I look back confused and unsure of what she is saying. Damn I wish I spoke Japanese. I step onto…
Fresh off the plane, a trail across the world left on the maps, I walk through the picturesque German town I have chosen as the…
In hindsight, there were probably smarter places I could have travelled to escape my addictive personality than Eastern Europe. Especially when a recovering junkie can…
