23rd July 2016 – I didn’t sleep *quite* as badly as I thought I would, and my headache is mostly better, thankfully. I made myself a crappy, black, instant coffee,…
Glasgow Travel Diary 1/3 — 22nd July 2016
I don't go on holidays, I go on pilgrimages. Today's journey of worship/quest for higher knowledge takes me to Glasgow, which will be my university town, come September (assuming all…
Travel Diary — Days 12, 13, and 14 — 7th, 8th, and 9th July 2016
7th July 2016 – I woke to the pattering of rain on the rooftop, and the roar of the ocean in the near distance. I woke in a contemplative mood,…
Travel Diary — Days 10 & 11 — 5th and 6th July 2016
5th July 2016 — I woke early this morning — sometime after 4. Because this is Estonia, full-on daylight streamed in through the large windows. I was freezing cold, so…
Travel Diary — Days 8 & 9 — 3rd and 4th July 2016
3rd July 2016 — I never thought it would be possible to love a place the way you can love a person. But Tallinn is personified to me, and the…
Travel Diary — Days 6 & 7 — 1st and 2nd July 2016
July 1st 2016 — There are times when I wonder how much of the way I act is me, and how much is my characters. I often jokingly refer to…
Travel Diary — Days 4 & 5 — 29th and 30th June 2016
29th June 2016 — There is a strange paradox here, that the happier I am during the day, the more I cry at night. Today has been my best day…
Travel Diary — Days 2 & 3 — 27th & 28th June 2016
27th June — Morning: On the plane to Tallinn (still in Gatwick airport, yet to take off). I hear Estonian speech coming through on the speakers, and get excited when…
Travel Diary — Day One — 26th June 2016
The first post in what will possibly be a two-week-long series of my ramblings. Handwritten throughout the day, and painstakingly typed up on my phone at night. (I can't believe…
The Frequently Asked Questions of a Soon-to-be Solo Female Traveller
I have recently discovered that if you ever wish to test the general open-mindedness of the people in your life, the best way is to tell them that you, an…