Several weeks ago, I began planning what I wanted to include in my round-up of the past year. As I composed the opening line in my head: “There’s no doubt about it: 2018 was one of my quietest years of travel,” I paused. How many countries had I actually visited …

Overland border crossings suck. They’re one of my least favourite parts of travel. Not only do they usually mean dealing with hours of queueing beneath a scorching hot sun, but scams are rife, directions are non-existent, and nobody ever really seems to know what’s happening. And yes, I’m mostly referring …

Brunei has a reputation for being expensive for travellers. In some respects it is. When you compare the cost of travel in Brunei to somewhere like Vietnam, it is a little pricer. You’ll pay more for accommodation in Brunei, and won’t be cruising by on just $15 a day. In …

November has been such a wonderful, heart-warming month. It’s also been jam-packed with activities. This month, I finally started to feel as though my health was getting back on track after six months of illness, made progress on my attempt to find a community in Bristol, snapped out of my writer’s …

I went to Brunei because everybody said it was boring. I’m aware that’s a weird reason to go somewhere, but I’m all about being different. If somebody insists a place isn’t worth visiting, I immediately add it to the top of my list and set off in search of its …

Most visitors to Bangkok choose to stay in one of three neighbourhoods. There’s the area Banglamphu around Khao San Road for the backpackers, Sukhumvit for the upmarket clubs and bars, and Silom for the business travellers. One place that’s not found on the typical traveller’s itinerary is the neighbourhood of Ari. …

Koh Chang was the first Thai island I ever visited. It was 2012. Six months earlier, I had sold everything I owned, graduated from university, quit my job, and inched a tentative toe on board a plane. Though I had been terrified by the prospect of solo travel, my fears …

If you follow a number of travel blogs, you’ll already know it’s that time of year again! Every November, I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time wading through an ocean of gift guides created by other travel bloggers. I’ve never published one on Never Ending Footsteps before, primarily …

October was a busy month for me. I travelled through three countries, one of them new to me, and hit up almost a dozen cities, all while eating my body weight in fresh, beautiful pasta. When I left you last, I was a week into my housesit in Bologna and …

I almost didn’t go. After spending three beautiful days on Koh Mak, I was convinced I’d found the best island in Thailand. It had everything you could need from a place to call paradise. The food was delicious, the locals were welcoming, the beaches were gorgeous, the views were spectacular, and …

What an incredible month! September was one of the best I’ve had for a long time. Over the past four weeks, I visited Athens for the first time, chartered a yacht in Greece with a group of friends, dog-sat in beautiful Bologna, and day-tripped my way all over Emilia Romagna, …