Thursday 30th July As my alarm went off at 3.45am I nearly made the mistake of turning it off and sleeping for just ‘a few more seconds’. Fortunately instead after a few more seconds had passed I sat bolt upright as…
Thursday 30th July As my alarm went off at 3.45am I nearly made the mistake of turning it off and sleeping for just ‘a few more seconds’. Fortunately instead after a few more seconds had passed I sat bolt upright as…
Saturday 13th June As we left the accommodation we made one final journey to Wernigerode station. We watched a train depart and then I said my goodbyes to dad and Jenny. It had only felt like a few days and was hard to…
Monday 8th June As we travelled from Goslar to Wernigerode we caught our first proper glimpse of the Brocken. The Brocken is the tallest mountain in the Harz region and besides its height is unmistakable due to the antenna placed…
Saturday 6th June “John. Bathrooms fee.” I awoke with a start then looked at my watch 5.49am. The alarm was set for 5.50 so I’d had a minute of sleep taken away all because dad had also woken up one…
Wednesday 25th March I’d spent at least an hour the night before planning different options depending on the weather. When I woke I could hear the patter of rain which is what every weather forecast I’d seen predicted. My phone…
Monday 23rd March Back in December I thought it would be nice to treat myself to a holiday to celebrate my 30th birthday. I had started exploring the idea of staying in Sorrento in order to explore Pompeii, Herculaneum Mt…
Monday 9th February When you are at school the key to survival is fitting in. Luckily for me I had a love for football, for Watford football club specifically. That meant I ‘couldn’t’ be bullied because a) I liked football,…
Thursday 15th January As we drove back in to to Marrakech rush hour seemed to be in full swing though there weren’t any traffic jams just a lot of beeping of horns and chaos at the roundabouts. In reality it…
Wednesday 14th January I had a bit of a sleepless night but it wasn’t because I was cold or uncomfortable. There was one stage when the wind picked up and seemed to channel between my bed and the tent but…
Monday 12th January Despite my heater being set to 30 degrees the room never reached a temperature I would describe as warm but it was no worse than the attic in Ealing I’d got used to. Having got up I…