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Hi, I’m Jess, a UK based traveller, historian and lover of all things adventure & nature! I enjoy sharing my passion for both history and travel with others, looking to inform, educate and inspire! Here, you’ll find accounts of both, plus everything in between.

We live in a wonderful world full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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I hope my writing provides you with some inspiration, whether that’s for your travel plans, both at home and abroad, or by igniting your interest in our world’s incredible places, people and history!

If you want to find out a little more about me, head over to the ‘About Me’ page.

My Top 10 Travel Destinations

10th Jan 2021

Hello 2021! The year we’ve all been waiting for… Well, it hasn’t quite started the way we wanted. We’re on lockdown 3.0 here in the UK and that #furloughlife is most definitely still a thing – apart from one month of flying in October, I’ve been grounded since April last year! But! Rather than dwell … More My Top 10 Travel Destinations

24 Hours in Nairobi

30th Nov 2020

As an avid watcher of documentaries by UK national hero David Attenborough, and as an unashamed animal lover, Kenya has long held an air of mystery and enticement to me. Images of its extensive savanna’s fill our TV’s, stretching for miles before melting into the shimmer of heat waves. Wild and wonderful animals living the … More 24 Hours in Nairobi … More 24 Hours in Nairobi

Dealing with loneliness as cabin crew

4th Oct 2020

‘Cabin crew’, a role that by it’s very nature involves being with people for hours on end, seems like the last career in which you would find lonely people.
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