The Month That Was: April 2017
From the Roaming Required Archives. Here’s a flashback from April 2017. If I’m being honest, April came and went in the blink of an eye.…
The Battle of Medway: The British and Dutch Conflict
Updated July 2022. The district of Medway in Kent is the largest urban area in the South East of England outside of London and is…
The Month that was March 2017
From the Roaming Required Archives. Here’s a flashback from the month that was March 2017. March came and went pretty quickly but we still managed…
A Week in Gdansk, Poland & a Podcast interview with Amateur Traveler
Our first trip to the Polish city of Gdansk was in early 2016. With its colourful merchant houses, cobblestone streets, and an enormous red brick…
Pullman Liverpool – a hotel review
The Pullman Liverpool is a 4 ½ star contemporary hotel on Kings Dock in Liverpool, UK. After spending a weekend there it’s not hard to…
Voices from Chernobyl – Review
Recently I’ve stepped back from theatre events, mainly because of the time. Time to attend, scan the programme and compile my thoughts into a review…
Discovering the ancient city of Palestrina, Lazio, Italy
Yearning for yet another adventure it was the region of Lazio, the countryside outside Rome that was calling my name. It’s just what I needed…
The month that was February 2017
From the Roaming Required Archives. Here’s a flashback from the month that was February 2017. So in case you missed our monthly wrap up posts…
Romantic weekend at Fishmore Hall
We enthusiastically threw our prepacked suitcases into the car and headed for the M40 towards Birmingham. Both of us clearly exuberant and eager to leave the…
Upgrade Your Next Holiday With A Little Extra
We typically travel the local way. Sometimes that’s also known as the hard way. We take local transport, self-guided exploration, and if I’m the one…
Is Kyiv Safe to Visit? (and other travel questions)
2022 UpdateWe are deeply saddened by what is happening across Ukraine at the moment and our hearts go out to everyone whom has been affected…
Ultra Long Haul Flight Diary – An honest account of flying London to Sydney
Originally published Feb 2017. You may have noticed from Twitter and Snapchat that I’ve been in Australia recently. One of the many things I love…