(Originally posted in October, 2019, on These Foreign Roads) Following a few days engulfed in the mad frenzy of the Fes Medina, our heads were spinning. With the dizzying …
Bristol Was the Break we Didn’t Know we Needed
(Originally posted in February, 2019, on These Foreign Roads) We hadn’t stopped moving in four months. The longest we stayed in a single place, and slept in the same bed, was …
An Unexpected Jordanian Feast in Romania
(Originally posted in November, 2018, on These Foreign Roads) For the first time in nearly a year, we could see our breath. The weather was changing quickly and …
Looking Back at One Year on the Road
(Originally posted in October, 2018, on These Foreign Roads) It’s that unmistakable time of year, the leaves are colouring, and exhaust fumes have that subtly different smell in the …
Bratislava; It Should Have Been Amazing…
(Originally posted in October, 2018, on These Foreign Roads) The unfortunate fact about life is that sometimes it doesn’t play out the way you’d like. Even in the beautiful …
Reflecting on Five Months in Central America
(Originally posted in February, 2018, on These Foreign Roads) It’s such a tiny area. The entirety of Central America – including the regions of Mexico we visited – could …
House Sitting in Epsom, England
Chances are you’ve never heard of magnesium sulphate. It’s much more likely you know it by its common name: Epsom salts. Now, other than one of the earliest …
Pickle Perspective or: Memento Mori
(Originally posted on These Foreign Roads) Before we gave up our possessions and left home for 18 months of continuous travel, we had temporarily moved out of our …
Thank You, Chef.
(Originally posted on These Foreign Roads) I’ve tried several times to write this post, each time unable to get it right. First I wrote out of anger and frustration, …
Travel Makes You Live Longer
(Originally posted on These Foreign Roads) Alright. I know this sounds a bit far-fetched, but hear me out. Travelling can make you live a longer life. I’m not talking about …