the journal

Göreme is a tourist town – this is undeniable. Despite my visions of open swathes of desert, boutique accommodation and family-run restaurants, my realisation upon arrival was swift. From signs advertising photoshoots – from hot air balloon backdrops to carefully constructed carpet-strewn ‘shop’ sets and charming vintage cars – to the many ATVs and aforementioned […]

If I had to choose my ideal way to spend a Friday night, I can tell you one thing. It wouldn’t be heading to the airport two hours before an international flight, half the plane boarding, boarding being paused for two hours, the boarded passengers disembarking, and then spending an extra two hours to wait […]

There are some places that just have a good vibe. Kyoto is one of those.

My first ever trip overseas as an adult was to Japan. If you’ve read any of my other journals and are familiar at all with my haphazard style of ‘planning’ (and I use that term loosely), it will come as a shock to hear that on that trip, I made… an excel spreadsheet. I know. […]