A Whirlwind Tour Of The Wirral Peninsula
The Wirral Peninsula is a melting pot of rural splendour, picture postcard villages, a rich maritime history and gritty urban redevelopment – and makes for a great day trip from Liverpool or Chester
How To Explore The Walled City Of Chester
Dating back to the Roman period, the medieval city of Chester is comparable to Bath, York and Lincoln – here’s how to explore it on foot
Port Sunlight: England’s Finest Model Village
Port Sunlight is a gorgeous English model village close to Chester and Liverpool with a fascinating history and a world-class art gallery
Nepal: Photographs From The Roof Of The World
After the double whammy of COVID-19 and a major earthquake in 2015, the people of Nepal are perhaps more desperate than most for a return to normality. And, in support, here are some of our photographic memories from a 2016 visit to the country…
The Wagah Border Ceremony: An Indian-Pakistani Pantomime
The Wagah Border Ceremony at the India-Pakistan frontier is a daily ritual that combines the serious business of national security with pure pantomime – here’s our front row account…
7 Of The World’s Best Road Trips
There are plenty of candidates to claim a spot amongst the world’s best road trips. But we reckon these seven epic journeys are hard to beat…
Housesitting in France, Spain & Portugal: A Pandemic Tale
It was meant to be our year for an extended road trip through western Europe, housesitting along the way. But 2020 turned into a pandemic tale of lockdowns, closed borders and ever-changing plans…
The Perils Of Long-Term Travel
A catalogue of tawdry tales full of mishaps, embarrassments and imagined acts of derring-do from our six years of travel…
6 Things We’ve Learned About Travel Since The Great Pandemic Of 2020: A Look Back From New Year’s Eve 2025
It’s New Year’s Eve 2025 and, five years on from the Great Pandemic of 2020, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve learned…
The Bastide Towns And “Beaux Villages” Of Southwest France
The bastide towns and “beaux villages” of southwest France boast an enticing mixture of history and beauty – and here are 12 of the best
About Ian & Nicky
We're an English couple who've set out on a voyage of discovery around the world. While this blog is designed as a permanent record of what we see, think and do, we hope it will also provide information and inspiration for other travellers. In the meantime, please feel free to pour yourself a glass of something suitably chilled and take a look around....