A Look Back At January

How lovely January could have been if she’d allowed us to enter slowly, easing into the new year quietly, with no drama. But alas, the universe had other ideas.  New Years Day started with a trip to the hospital for my brother, who had a high temperate and what turned out to be a nasty…

Making New Friends and Returning to Some Kind of Normality

As I write this week’s blog post, I’m sitting outside my parent’s house in Northamptonshire, soaking up the sun, which has decided to grace us with its presence during the past week. May was a much colder, wetter month than I think any of us had hoped, although it didn’t stop me from getting out…

Book Review: Kenya – A Mountain to Climb by Rod Wood

If you enjoy travel writing, adventure stories and books about Africa, Kenya: A Mountain to Climb by Rod Wood is a fascinating insight into one man’s journey to climb Mount Kenya and explore the country’s incredible wildlife. Five years after his first trip to Africa, Rod once again feels the pull of adventure.