I'm sitting on a boat, with the sizzling sun beating down on me. The temperature is about 26˚C and the sea water gleaming. A group of ten people on board are darting back and forth, declaring their amazement at the adventure we've just been on.

When King Rama VII built his summer palace in the coastal village of Hua Hin, he named his new home 'Wang Klai Kang Won' - meaning "far from worries". Over 90 years later, at 5am on a Tuesday, here I am with six new...

The last time I blogged about New Zealand, I wrote of a place where snowy peaks reached high into the sky and cascading waterfalls roared into an idyllic fjord backdrop. This was the South Island and I had fallen in love with it. Little did I know, there was a...

As the long sleek carriages of The Ghan pull out of Alice Springs station, I wave goodbye to one of Australia's most fascinating towns. I'm on a 936-mile journey across the Northern Territory to Darwin; a journey that will take over 23 hours.

The...

The turquoise sea glistens under the afternoon sun as I stand knee-deep taking in my surroundings. A shoal of Blennioidei shoot past my feet, before a flash to my right indicates a lone flying member of the group has glided out of the water and is now diving back in....

As my dusty hired Toyota RAV4 rounds the corner at the top of the hill, the sky opens up ahead of me; its enveloping blue spreading like spilt ink across my windscreen. I watch in awe as the rich, luscious, inviting colour...

When Colonel William Light finalised the location of South Australia's new capital city in 1836, he calmly and wisely told his followers that he would leave it "to posterity, to decide whether I am entitled to praise or to blame".

It turns out, his decision was a stroke of...

It's 2013 and London is still glowing in the aftermath of 2012. A dignified host city during the Olympic Games and great Jubilee celebrations, we showed the world just how wonderful the Great British capital is. The eyes of the world were on us and we did ourselves bloomin' proud....

Wandering down the lanes of Lyon, it's hard to imagine anywhere more romantic. Cafés spill out their tables onto the street; gentle music playing from within, couples look all doe-eyed as they share andouilles (grilled sausage) or quenelles (flour, egg and cream dumplings - mmm), and there's a story oozing...

When first deciding on a weekend in Dartmoor, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I knew the moors would be pretty (and that there was a prison), but what we would do when we got there? Well, thank goodness we decided to explore this gorgeous part of south Devon,...

It's the capital of a Kingdom and is home to 1.8 million people, still Morocco's third largest city, Rabat, leads a relatively anonymous existence on the country's Atlantic coast.

A short 45-minute train ride from Casablanca, Rabat is a place where Moroccan history spectacularly collides with modern life; and where...

Travelling alone is a funny old thing. I've done it (personally and for work) for over a decade now and I've never quite got used to spending days after day in my own company. Still, if you love to travel, you might not have a choice as to whether you...

They say a picture tells a thousand words and that's completely true of all 600 of my pictures I've managed to take while in Western Norway for a long weekend. The area is so pretty that even the most amateur of photographer (me) could...

"NEW YORK IS AMAZING!" - that's what I've spent the last week saying to anyone and everyone who will listen. I've just got back from a trip there, you see. And my goodness, I am in love.

I know I'm not the first person...

If I asked you to picture Morocco, what would spring to mind? Snaps of vibrant souks with colourful spice stores; market-sellers thrusting clothing and carvings in front of you as you fight the crowds? Lying back in a steamy Hammam (Turkish bath)...

With the London 2012 Olympic Games heading our way very soon and the summer holidays landing this week, a bit of an escape sounds rather great doesn't? There are so many scenic, historical and fun-filled spots to visit within the UK -...

Far away in the Indian Ocean lies a little teardrop of an island called Sri Lanka. It's situated just 20 miles off the southeast coast of India and is tiny in comparison to some of the big islands out there - being just 268 miles long and 139 miles wide....

There's never been a better time to visit London - and I'm not just saying that because I'm biased.

Having always lived in south London, I feel like I know this city better than I know myself sometimes (although of course, this is...

There's something really special about going on a road trip, isn't there?It screams adventure, camaraderie, great tunes, cosiness and freedom - and if you're doing it abroad; then probably sunshine, having the windows down and the open road in front of you... some would...

Snorkelling and swimming around the Great Barrier Reef is an experience I'll never, ever forget. Yes, it took me the best part of three days to get there and hell, yeah, it didn't come cheap - but my goodness, it was worth it...

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