Tell me your favourite travel story. Or what is on your travel wishlist? Or what do you think about travelling?
I LOVE small islands. I like the idea that you can discover most of a place and get around it. The fact that you are never too far from the sea. The fact that you can never have places that are too big! The fact that you tend to not have too many scuzzy places which all cities have! I love natural sights- trees, water, It's not that I don't enjoy a city-break: I do, but I do like being surrounded by nature. If I could, I would love to visit Polynesia or Micronesia. I went to a fascinating talk once on the islands of Ireland- visiting some of these small places would be fascinating (in good weather of course). I don't know if I could live there long term, in the winter- that's a hard one to know: I suspect not. The isles of Scilly have long held a beguiling charm to me. An ex-boyfriend took me to Herm, one of the smallest Channel islands and it was really beautiful. I'd love to visit Aldernay and explore Guernsey a bit. My friend Kathy told me about Frazer Island in Australia, which sounds really beautiful. If I didn't have to contend with Australia to get there, I'd consider visiting. Forgive me if you are Australian but a) it's just too far to travel and really, I have been totally put off by the wildlife- by which I mean- spiders and snakes and other insects- Kathy has shared stories with me of her time there and I've seen TV programmes. I know that Spider incidents are few and far between but somehow, I just don't want to go! Anyone who has read the Anne of Green Gables series will identify with my longing to visit Prince Edward Island- that would be an amazing experience. The Isle of Skye would be wonderful. And yes, anyone of those Caribbean islands would be rather marvellous! Not really fancying Easter Island or Christmas Island though- yep, migrating crabs and creepy statues aren't my thing!
I've travelled a fair bit in Europe- France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium (Bruges), Greece (Hydra), Italy (Florence, Lake Garda and Como regions) and visited Rejkavik, Iceland and Lanzarote but my only non-European trip has been my two stays in Bali/Java- the first being of a year's duration and the second, 3 weeks- both of those being working/studying holidays. Therefore, it would be lovely to explore some non-European destinations: I like the idea of Canada, New England, USA would be exciting and perhaps Thailand- some of those little island (the island thing again). In some ways, I'd love to visit Malaysia as I speak Indonesian which has its roots in Malay.
This year, CBC and I are wondering whether we could make a trip to a Greek island. We visited Hydra in February and it wasn't particulary warm, so we'd love to experience the summer there. Any suggestions? We don't like the clubby touristy thing? Where might you recommend? Sicily? Sardinia?
I enjoy travelling but I have been conscious of my carbon footprint and try not to fly too much. If possible, CBC and I like taking trains. We've only flown a couple of times- most of our honeymoon was done 'on the trains' of Switzerland and a post on that is long overdue. It seemed a rather arduous task- how does one summarize 16 days of much travel into a blog post?
Many of my holidays over the past 10 years have been my annual summer Music Camp and visiting friends and family around England. I think that we have many, many beautiful places here so I am glad there is so much I haven't seen and there's always something new to look forward to. I've still never visited Scotland and Kielder and Alnwick are about as far north as I have ever been. We have friends in Ireland who have invited us to stay- I used to walk their dogs as a teenager and I love them dearly- wish they still lived round the corner from me!
Anyway, I'd love to know your take on travel.
With love,
Kezzie x
I LOVE small islands. I like the idea that you can discover most of a place and get around it. The fact that you are never too far from the sea. The fact that you can never have places that are too big! The fact that you tend to not have too many scuzzy places which all cities have! I love natural sights- trees, water, It's not that I don't enjoy a city-break: I do, but I do like being surrounded by nature. If I could, I would love to visit Polynesia or Micronesia. I went to a fascinating talk once on the islands of Ireland- visiting some of these small places would be fascinating (in good weather of course). I don't know if I could live there long term, in the winter- that's a hard one to know: I suspect not. The isles of Scilly have long held a beguiling charm to me. An ex-boyfriend took me to Herm, one of the smallest Channel islands and it was really beautiful. I'd love to visit Aldernay and explore Guernsey a bit. My friend Kathy told me about Frazer Island in Australia, which sounds really beautiful. If I didn't have to contend with Australia to get there, I'd consider visiting. Forgive me if you are Australian but a) it's just too far to travel and really, I have been totally put off by the wildlife- by which I mean- spiders and snakes and other insects- Kathy has shared stories with me of her time there and I've seen TV programmes. I know that Spider incidents are few and far between but somehow, I just don't want to go! Anyone who has read the Anne of Green Gables series will identify with my longing to visit Prince Edward Island- that would be an amazing experience. The Isle of Skye would be wonderful. And yes, anyone of those Caribbean islands would be rather marvellous! Not really fancying Easter Island or Christmas Island though- yep, migrating crabs and creepy statues aren't my thing!
I've travelled a fair bit in Europe- France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium (Bruges), Greece (Hydra), Italy (Florence, Lake Garda and Como regions) and visited Rejkavik, Iceland and Lanzarote but my only non-European trip has been my two stays in Bali/Java- the first being of a year's duration and the second, 3 weeks- both of those being working/studying holidays. Therefore, it would be lovely to explore some non-European destinations: I like the idea of Canada, New England, USA would be exciting and perhaps Thailand- some of those little island (the island thing again). In some ways, I'd love to visit Malaysia as I speak Indonesian which has its roots in Malay.
This year, CBC and I are wondering whether we could make a trip to a Greek island. We visited Hydra in February and it wasn't particulary warm, so we'd love to experience the summer there. Any suggestions? We don't like the clubby touristy thing? Where might you recommend? Sicily? Sardinia?
I enjoy travelling but I have been conscious of my carbon footprint and try not to fly too much. If possible, CBC and I like taking trains. We've only flown a couple of times- most of our honeymoon was done 'on the trains' of Switzerland and a post on that is long overdue. It seemed a rather arduous task- how does one summarize 16 days of much travel into a blog post?
Many of my holidays over the past 10 years have been my annual summer Music Camp and visiting friends and family around England. I think that we have many, many beautiful places here so I am glad there is so much I haven't seen and there's always something new to look forward to. I've still never visited Scotland and Kielder and Alnwick are about as far north as I have ever been. We have friends in Ireland who have invited us to stay- I used to walk their dogs as a teenager and I love them dearly- wish they still lived round the corner from me!
Anyway, I'd love to know your take on travel.
With love,
Kezzie x
