Travel Diaries

In which we eat gelato, get rained on, and finally get some climbing done… Day 43, 16th October 2023: Finale Ligure It had absolutely thrown it down the previous night, which made quite the racket in our little top-floor apartment! The rain meant that there was no rush to get to a crag, so we…

In which I eat a lot of pasta. Day 36, 9th October 2023: Florence I had a walking tour booked at 10, so I headed out just before 9 to the nearest well-rated cafe on Google. It was a really nice place and I got a macchiato and a well-filled pistachio croissant for a mere…

In which I do a lot of walking, get an unwelcome fine, and marinade in various bodies of water. Day 29, 2nd October 2023: Budapest I’d booked onto a walking tour in the morning, so I headed out in time to hunt out a delicious flat white at a place called Tamp and Pull just…

In which I climb mountains in the sunshine, eat the beigest meal of my life and end up on a cross-country adventure on the wrong train. Day 22, 25th September 2023: Krakow to Zakopane After a little bit of walking around in circles, I managed to find my stop at the bus station and got…

In which I go to an awful lot of museums and eat an awful lot of pork. Day 15, 18th September 2023: Prague I woke up slightly fuzzy headed, but was quickly revived by a smoothie and a ham and cheese croissant. I made my way across the Charles Bridge, where I felt like a…

In which I take my first sleeper train, remember what mountains are like, and eat lots of strudel. Day 8, 11th September 2023: Amsterdam It turns out that the bike hire was for 24 hours, so I decided to get my money’s worth and go for a bike ride in the morning. My friend had…

In which I set off on my year of travels, explore the history of the low countries and eat all of the beige food. Day 1, 4th September 2023: Leeds to Brussels And Iʼm off! After years of saving and months of planning, I now have a whole year off work. Stage one of my…