Last September, my husband and I were planning to cycle Japan's famous Shimanami Kaido route. Given that my cycling prowess is more "London on a Lime Bike" than "Tour de France", I knew that we'd both probably want something very chill immediately after the cycle, and we settled on a...

Imagine this: You've just stepped out of Shinjuku Station, your heart racing as you dragged your case through the crowds, trying to find which of the over 200 exits is the right one. You finally surface on the pavement, the bright lights and chaos of Tokyo hitting you like a...

Introduction Ao Nang was my final stop on an almost month-long trip through Uzbekistan and Thailand. With a new job waiting for me back in London, I wanted my last few days to be calm and low-key. I’m not very good at relaxing - two weeks on a beach sounds...

Arrival At 8:30am, I stepped into the hot, humid air of Bangkok to find my Grab driver in the Suvarnabhumi Airport carpark. After an overnight flight from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, I was exhausted. I fell asleep in the back of the car as we crawled through the morning traffic, waking as...