A Journal Entry I landed in Copenhagen at the end of January, the kind of cold that feels fresh at first and then quietly creeps into your bones. I was on my own for this one, three nights in a party hostel that promised “good vibes and bad decisions.” It delivered both, though in a …
A Journal Entry Helsinki was one of those trips that came and went in a blur, early March, freezing cold, the kind of air that wakes you up before the coffee does. I don’t remember every detail, but I remember the feeling: quiet streets, snow that never quite melted, and a city that felt calm …
A Journal Entry Budapest was the third leg of my spontaneous European run, another £100 all-in deal: return flights, three nights in a hostel, and a sense of “why not?”.I landed on March 9th, 2023, alone but once again part of a group of solo travellers I’d found online. I’d started to realise something by …
A Journal Entry Tallinn wasn’t somewhere I’d planned for long, it was another of those “£100 flight and hostel” impulses that somehow turn into unforgettable memories. I arrived on March 3rd, 2023, snow still thick on the ground, and the city looked like something straight out of a storybook. I went solo again, but just …
A Journal Entry I booked Kraków on a whim, £100 for return flights and three nights in a hostel. February 2023. Cold, grey, and the kind of deal you click “confirm” on before you’ve even checked the weather. I didn’t know anyone going, but I joined a solo traveller Facebook group and, before I knew …
A Journal Entry After three sweaty, sleepless nights in Bangkok, we flew down to Phuket, our first real taste of island life. The flight was quick, just over an hour, but it felt like stepping into a completely different Thailand. Where Bangkok was horns, heat, and high-rises, Phuket greeted us with ocean air, palm trees, …
A Journal Entry The journey from Phuket to Koh Phi Phi was our first ferry experience of the trip, and it started with a near-death laugh. Our taxi driver spent most of the journey watching a film on his tablet, eyes flicking between the road and the screen. When he realised we were English, he …
A Journal Entry Another ferry, another stretch of turquoise sea, and somehow, full 5G signal in the middle of nowhere. I still can’t get a text through at home half the time, but there I was, watching videos in the middle of the Andaman Sea. Only in Thailand. By now, we’d found our rhythm: pack, …
A Journal Entry After weeks of movement, ferries, hostels, hangovers, I was craving something slower. Koh Tao promised exactly that: small, relaxed, a diver’s paradise. So my mate and I decided to split for a few days. I wanted to get a dive in before we headed to the next island; he opted for a …
A Journal Entry After the calm and comfort of Koh Tao, it was time for chaos again. A short ferry ride later, we arrived on Koh Pha-Ngan, home to the legendary Full Moon Party. For many travellers, this is the night of their trip, the one they talk about for years. For us, it was …
