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Photo Friday: Spring is on its way

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Photo Friday: Lunch at my desk

As the weather is so cold at the moment I’m restricted to lunch at my desk.  In the summer I enjoy my lunchtime escape and I find it tough to be cooped up through the winter.  Bring on the warmth and sunshine in South East Asia!

Lunch at my desk

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7/50: Being left behind - when friends go travelling

In the last few weeks, several sets of friends have finally put into motion some long-talked-about travel plans. And I couldn’t be happier for them. Although I don’t believe that travel is for everyone, I do believe that if it’s something you want to do then you should make it happen. These [...]

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Photo Friday: Lunchtime Escape

Lunchtime Escape

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Photo Friday: Boris Bikes

Boris Bikes

Today, for the first time, I tried out one of the ‘Boris Bikes’ (named after the current mayor of London).  The scheme allows any user to pick up a bike from a docking station, ride to another docking station and pay nothing as long as the journey time is under 30 minutes.  I [...]

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Photo Friday: Paris

Pont D'amore

In the shadow of  Notre Dame where this simple bridge spans the River Seine, lovers hold hands as they attach a padlock to the wire.  Some have been engraved, others have used a permanent pen.  But they all represent the couple’s anticipation of a long life together.

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Photo Friday: Walking Home

Walking Home

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Learning new skills and improving old ones in preparation for travel

As much as I’d love to jet off on my next trip tomorrow, finances simply aren’t going to allow it.  So, I have resigned myself to a year or so of working, saving, dreaming and planning.  I’ve found saving to be the toughest of those and so I’ve had to find ways to keep myself [...]

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