In line with the last two years (see 2012 and 2013), here are 14 goals for 2014. (You can read the lessons I learned last year here.)I hope you don't mind, due to the slightly shifting focus of this blog they are now "travel and writing goals" rather than read more

It's not every day you witness a Guinness World Record as you say goodbye to one year and welcome another.For me, it all began as I sat down to dinner on the beach at around 7 o'clock. That sounds quite casual doesn't it? Well, it was almost anything but! Read more

I'm not very good at cancelling plans or abandoning schedules. As in, I don't like to.In the last few days I've had to cancel being at two friends' birthdays, a visit from my brother and his girlfriend and spending the day with a special girl I haven't seen for read more

It was a sunny day in Brighton.  My friend Betty had come to stay. She is sweet, kind and considerate; always ready to listen, always eager to help, always keen to live life to its fullest. I have a lot of love for Betty.It was a sunny day in read more

This review is published with a nod to Mike Sowden from Fevered Mutterings for recommending this book on several occasions on his various networks and on his blog. He seemed fairly passionate about Kathleen Jamie's writing and his post about what makes Findings, a collection of short memoirs such effective read more

It's been a while since I last dropped some travel inspiration on your sweet selves.Well, I'm here to make amends with not one, not two but twelve songs to inspire you to travel to twelve of the finest cities in the world; some I've been to, some I long read more

Philip Sidney was an Elizabethan poet and soldier. He travelled extensively through Europe, a continent and collection of countries that looked quite different then to how it does now..I have no idea where he saw palm trees or how he conjured up this comparison but as soon as I read more

The photo is from one glorious morning when I woke before the sun on the Thai island of Koh Yao Noi. I watched it rise through the trees which covered the small distance separating me from the ocean. I then walked to the beach where I sat alone and watched read more

The words are mine and more importantly yours. The photo was taken on one of many lovely days on the island of Koh Lanta, Thailand. Find more inspiration and wise words here, on Pinterest or follow along on Facebook. And if you have any encouraging quotes or song lyrics read more

This photo was taken aboard an SAS flight to Copenhagen from  Bologna..The words are from arguably the most instantly recognisable "Let's get out of here!" song. Put them together and it's a small slice of visual inspiration for anyone thinking about spreading their wings. In my previous life, read more

I took this photo in Napier and forgot about it. Then when I came to pick photos for this post about Napier's history and art deco heritage, I rediscovered both the image and the quote and remembered instantly why I loved it. Everyday I look to the sky for some read more

This photo was taken some time ago when we stayed in Marina Bay Sands in Singapore at the very beginning of our trip to Australia via Southeast Asia. I didn't want to share it on the blog then because I was still sort of anonymous and I was a little read more

The quote needs no introduction.  The photo I took on New South Wales Central Coast in Australia. I love how it shows the size, power and depth of the ocean and how we humans take such great pleasure in it..See more of my Wednesday's Words and follow along read more