I'm heading off on another adventure. This time I'm circuiting Scandinavia by train, taking in three countries - Sweden, Denmark and Norway. I've heard that food and drink can be quite pricey, so I've packed my travel kettle and loads of packets of asparagus cuppa soup as well as some other snacks! It will be interesting to see how I fair as a vegetarian. I'm looking forward to taking in the city culture, seeing design in action, watching the countryside roll by...

An early start this morning as I'm bound for Nantes via Lille. My commute to London St Pancras was interesting! Due to the tube strike I had to take a different route than normal. Not wanting to miss my Eurostar train I allowed extra time heading out of Richmond on London Overground to Willesden Junction, (which I know well having frequented the area for client work in the past..... a glamorous recycling facility!), switching to catch the Overground service to Eu...

It's a month since my return to the UK and I've got 'itchy feet' already (as the saying goes). In this final blog from my USA adventure I thought it would be good to reflect on my trip and look at some key stats to conclude before I start my next adventure. Best towns People keep asking me what's your favourite place you visited on your trip? Truth is I loved the whole trip, the journey itself, the process of travel, meeting all the different people, hearing t...

I landed an hour early at London Heathrow on Boxing Day morning. It was lovely to hear Christmas songs streaming at T5. After a swift check through customs I picked up a cup of coffee at Giraffe. My friend Sandy and her girls came to meet me, before we headed to Hertfordshire for Boxing Day celebrations. My final afternoon in Miami I hung out at the pool, by the creek. It was a day of mainly wearing a jacket, but the sun did break through at around 2pm. I used...

Preparation reaching full crescendo. Edited luggage for tenth time and now preparing technology. Getting with the programme as they say. Off to Heathrow overnight tomorrow and then fly Sunday.