

For the love of travel
A wise person once wrote "travelling is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer". And it does, my friends. Truly, it does. Each...


Travel tips: Preparing for a long-haul flight
Living in Australia, I can tell you first-hand that a far off adventure for us antipodeans, more often than not, involves embarking on a...


San Francisco in a heartbeat
My time in the city of San Francisco was brief, partly due to a delayed American Airlines flight which cost us a day and because of a...


Getting close to nature in North America: Part II – California
After a 12-hour ordeal due to a delayed flight, I was utterly exhausted and in no mood to embark on a 14-hour day trip across regional...


Crossing the Canadian border – Road trip to Toronto
Having been based in Ohio for a while, I've often wondered what it would be like to travel from the US to Canada. An afternoon spent on...


Travel tips: Taking the stress out of a short trip away
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from falling asleep on a New York City tour bus, it’s that while many of us possess an unquenchable...


A weekend in Chicago
Or, to be more specific, St Patrick’s Day Weekend in Chicago. I should mention that when I organised our travel dates I had absolutely NO...


Lake Erie in pictures
Over the weekend I decided to brave the cold, put on my thermal gear and take a leisurely stroll along Cleveland’s shoreline. The city’s...


Adjusting to life in Cleveland
It’s been almost two months since my partner and I moved to Cleveland in America's north-east. As mentioned in my previous post, wherever...


Coming to you live from ... Cleveland, Ohio (Go Cavs)!
Last year, when my partner broke the news that he'd landed a job in the US, I was so thrilled for him. Absolutely ecstatic. What a great...