Backpacking at 50
Occasional travel writing for people who can still be bothered to read.
RSS feed11 August 2026
Hot, wet, and bothered
Or, Is Bucharest’s Instagram-star Therme worth taking a flight for?
Read on28 January 2026
License to ski
Or, The time to start controlling who can hit the slopes has come
Read on16 January 2026
Street food for gourmands
Or, Do we look like pensioners? A few days in Singapore
Read on4 September 2025
Rails to integration
Or, Why the EU's DiscoverEU programme delivers exceptional value
Read on25 July 2025
Family reunions and Moroccan realities
Or, How travelling with grown children is nothing like you remember
Read on15 December 2024
Bucharest Airport’s metro to (just about) nowhere
Or, How not to build urban infrastructure
Read on11 March 2024
It's always lunchtime on the Orient Express
Or, Someone in a uniform always appears to be filling your glass with champagne
Read on27 November 2023
On the current state of travel writing
Or, There's no such thing as a hidden gem
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