I’m off to Iceland for the third time in both the last fifteen months and my entire life in just under two weeks. To say my excitement is palpable would be an understatement. The first image that ignited my curiosity about this country was an image of the Blue Lagoon that I randomly stumbled upon…
“What is there to do here?” I asked my new work colleague. I had been in Doha, Qatar for a total of two days. He scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Absolutely nothing,” he stated. “This is the most boring city in the world.” Days later, I realised he was not completely off the mark. For…
This is the first post in my new series: The Birdgehl’s Guide to Greener Living. I’m exploring ways to make my lifestyle a little more sustainable and would like to share my discoveries with you. I’ve learned a lot from living overseas, about the world, the idiosyncrasies of other cultures and of course, myself. It…
With ancient ruins, an excellent food and drink scene, great public transport and fabulous all-round ‘vibe’, you should definitely make time for the Greek capital.
It’s been a little while between travel posts. Good thing I’ve just arrived back home from a week in Greece. A ten day gap in my working roster screamed to be taken advantage of. I had spent many days day-dreaming about warmth, surf and admittedly even sand to some degree. I wanted to escape somewhere…
Today marks a very special anniversary for me and an opportunity for some personal reflection. Yippee! It was exactly a year ago that I walked off the plane in Heathrow, travelled for forty five minutes to my Aunty’s place in West London and collapsed exhausted onto the bed in her spare room. Five years in…
What do you do when you finish work at an impossibly late hour on a ridiculously clear night? You stay up to watch a rare celestial event, of course. What exactly is the blood moon business that everyone is harping on about? It’s a lunar eclipse, combined with a ‘super moon’, which could be seen…
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