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Live free or die
After our stay in Boston, the ocean was calling. We picked up a rental car and headed towards the famous holiday getaway of Cape Cod. We swapped skyrises for sea, and after settling into our first cottage of the trip, we headed straight to the beach. We saw giant horseshoe crabs – so many horseshoe…
The Best of Boston
Reflection. Sometimes a bit of time, distance, or space is what we need to truly reflect on experiences and appreciate their meaning. Or, sometimes, we just don’t get round to writing a blog for a solid five months after the trip. Anyway, late last year my brother, mother and I set off on our annual…
Amor y amistad
This year has been the year of Spain. Three trips, three destinations, three very different journeys. And this one, by far, was the most emotional of all. It’s been an absolute whirlwind and, at the same time, the most relaxed I’ve been in ages. My trip came about because of the wedding of Andrea. Not…
El Cor de Catalunya
There are few places in the world I’ve visited more than once. After all, it’s such a big place, why revisit somewhere when there are so many more new places to discover? Barcelona is a rare exception to my “rule”. I first visited the city when I was in my teens, as part of our…
Gran Canaria
Some places just make sense. You arrive, and everything comes together; the sounds, the smells, the people, even the colours of the landscape and the shapes of the hills. Gran Canaria was one of those places for me. I fell in love with a small, warm and friendly island, reminding me of where I am…
Land of Ice & Fire
It’s been a shocking two months since I went to Iceland, and only now are things starting to quiet down enough for me to sit down and write about it. But I couldn’t not write about our trip, as Iceland has to be my favourite closeby-but-kind-of-far-away destination to visit. I first visited Iceland in the summer…
Battling Impostor Syndrome
This blog was originally posted on Ocean Mimic, a fantastic start-up that’s promoting women and the ocean at the same time. Raise your hand if you’re a girl or woman who’s ever felt like you are a sham. Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt that, although you are working hard, you don’t really belong.…
Praha
Having a real job is hard. It means that suddenly, I can’t just get on a plane and get away from it all. My previous behaviour of impulsively buying a flight somewhere has been suppressed for months, but eventually, your true self always comes out. Next thing I knew, I’d booked a three-day trip to…
Traversing the Tramuntana
Mallorca. The first thing that springs to mind is endless droves of undergrads drinking themselves into a stupor in Magaluf. It’s been the main reason the island never really “flagged” on my places-to-see-next list, but a cheap flight and a few days of work forced me to reconsider. My great friend and yoga instructor, Emma,…
The importance of science communication
This blog was originally posted on www.makingroots.co.uk, a fantastic initiative lead by Molly Manwill. Head over there to read more about her amazing work and conservation issues across the globe. Close your eyes and think of a scientist. What springs to mind? A man in a lab coat? A woman with glasses and a notepad, perhaps looking…
The danger of liking
This blog was originally posted on http://www.makingroots.co.uk, a fantastic initiative lead by Molly Manwill. Head over there to read more about her amazing work and conservation issues across the globe. “Like”. Who’d have thought such a small word could do so much damage? Behind the happy-go-lucky front of social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat…
Jumpa Lagi
So another trip has come to an end. After an amazing ten weeks with LTTW, I am now back in the UK preparing for the next adventure. But the last couple of weeks on the island were incredible. Being able to go back into the water as my eye was healing was the best feeling possible…
Faye Vogely 