Welcome to my collection of random thoughts inspired by my experiences, travels and camera lens.
During my years in Ghana, Wild Gecko was one of my favourite African arts and handcrafts shops. I used to go there at least once a month to buy jewellery for myself and gifts for friends abroad. Last week I was in Accra, my first time back in four years. Visiting Wild Gecko was like stepping …
As more and more of my friends and family are becoming intrepid explorers, I’m spending more time thinking about great gift ideas for travellers in general, especially when birthdays and holidays arise. I like to think of gifts that are both practical and fun, items that they will enjoy using and ones that are easy …
The UK is full of beautiful places to explore. I’m rapidly learning and realising that I have really taken this country for granted all my life. To be fair, I have lived abroad in Ghana and Dubai, so please cut me some slack. Last year, I spent a few days out in Somerset and fell …
I love to travel, and yet, I don’t do it as often as I would like. Last year, I managed to get a few trips under my belt, including a three-day trip to Sweden in July. My travels took me to Stockholm, and it was my first time in this beautiful city. Whilst my trip …
I’m not one for using products with petroleum jelly to be honest. I really dislike Vaseline for instance – I always have even though it was a staple product in our house during the 80s. Also, there are enough debates to raise concerns in my mind about rubbing petroleum jelly onto my skin. But I …
I’ve been a bit slow in the past month or so with posts. It’s not that I don’t have fresh content, part of the reason has been due to the fact that I’ve honestly been a bit busy and secondly, I’ve travelled twice in the last six weeks. I enjoying getting out and about and …
Visiting Australia was a dream of mine for about 10 years before I made the trip. It first started when my best friend, who is part Australian, part Papua New Guinean, told me all about tea tree oil lakes, Ayres Rock and other aspects of both Australia and PNG, that I thought, I really need …