Sunday 6th August 2023 Being the second youngest of 7 kids, I've always been aware of my privilege of being protected by my older...

Saturday 5th August 2023 The rain returned with a chill in the air so it was another day of resting and chatting and games played on the...

Friday 4th August 2023 I was thinking about how living this way has changed me. The biggest difference is probably my lack of anxiety and...

August 3rd 2023 Another date that has seared my soul. Although I did have to work out how many years it is, since my friend died. Turns...

Wednesday 2nd August 2023 A wet, cool day on my side of the equator. This weather made us feel less inclined to rush out and do anything....

Tuesday 1st August 2023 I have mentioned this before on my travels,  but I'm saying it again because it's special to me. I love seeing...

Monday 31st July 2023 Today I went to the small shopping centre while my sister went to yoga. The weather was dull so it was a good time...

Sunday 30th July 2023 Today was a much needed mooch day. I woke early again with my brain saying 'right let's go' but my body said nope,...

Saturday 29th July 2023 After all the excitement of yesterday, I woke up tired but couldn't sleep more. It meant the rest of the day I...

Friday 28th July 2023 Family.  I love it. I've loved coming from a big family with all the eccentricities and different characters of...

Thursday 27th July 2023 An interesting day. It was interview day so I made my way over to the city by bus over the magnificent bridges...

Wednesday 26th July 2023 I was on the move again today. Another quick decision of a trip. This time, it was up to Edinburgh for an...

32 years ago and I still remember exactly what I did that day. It was a Thursday. There was a Lion Cup rugby final between Northern...

Monday 24th July 2023 A journey begins with a thousand steps, or in my case today, 4 train rides. The first one was admittedly only 10...

Sunday 23rd July 2023 A soggy day again but we were undeterred. I wanted to see inside the Art Deco Midland Hotel on the shorefront plus...

Saturday 22nd July 2023 I woke up to a very different view. Mist and rain had settled in and the water's edge had almost disappeared. ...

Friday 21st July 2023 After only getting to sleep at 2am I woke up feeling rather fresh. It was time to leave Blackpool so packed my bags...

Thursday 20th July 2023 I woke up early, excited for the day.  But first I had to move rooms so I packed up stuff and left my bags down...

Wednesday 19th July 2023 One of the things I wanted to do this UK summer was travel up the west side of the country. Last year I tended...

Tuesday 18th July 2023 I met up with more South African friends today. But one was visiting her resident daughter,  so it was great to...