Does anyone else out there have a thing about fresh running water? Ever since I can remember, I’ve been more-than-obsessed with streams, rivers, ponds and lakes of all shapes and sizes. Top points have always gone to gurgling mountain streams and waterfalls I can soak under. There’s just something about the energy of fresh water […]
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Slow Travel: Barcelona <> Mallorca as a Ferry Foot Passenger
The island of Mallorca is wonderfully well connected by air to all over Europe. But the good news is there’s a more fun and planet-friendly way to get there from Spain. At the end of March I took the ferry as a foot passenger from Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca, and back again, for a […]
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Slow Travel: Spain <> UK as a Ferry Foot Passenger
It was only relatively recently I realised my (mostly) vegan existence didn’t necessarily justify or offset the impact of my travelling habit. Since then, I’ve been making an effort to reduce the amount of flying I do. I started off well, taking my first rail and ferry trip from Granada to Cornwall back in autumn […]
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Slow Travel: Durres>Bari and Civitavecchia>Barcelona as a Ferry Foot Passenger
Before I started trying to fly less, I had no idea you could get to quite so many places by ferry. I’ve already written all about why I’ve been trying to opt for ferries as a more eco-friendly way to travel, and my experiences chugging between Spain and the UK. But now I’m here to […]
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The Night of the Turtle
It was getting late but, according to the instructions Eric had given us, it wasn’t quite late enough. He’d told us they didn’t emerge from the water until at least gone midnight and it was barely ten o’clock, but the beach was calling. We abandoned our tequilas and padded between the palms, looking up at […]
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