It was the seventies and two friends and I decided we needed a holiday after a busy year of teaching. We found a company called OSL. (Overseas Sun Limited), which offered flights and accommodation for a reasonable price and decided to head to the Costa Brava in search of sun and fun. (I have to […]
When I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease my consultant physician was Dr Derek Jewell. He was so kind to me and even allowed me to contact him at home with any questions I had. He practised for many years in Oxford and became a professor at the university carrying out extensive research into Crohn’s
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A few pictures and footage from the Gutsy Travels book launch on 27th June at the Unthank Arms in Norwich. The show must go on! I woke up on Monday morning, the week of my book launch for Gutsy Travels, with no voice. I mean absolutely no voice, not even a whisper. I couldn’t get
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A tale of three cities, a scary flight and more rain. Exploring Australia’s west and east coasts in the summer! With the rain and humidity firmly behind me in Bali, I board the plane to Perth. The flight is just around three hours’ long and my friend arranges to pick me up outside the airport
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I set off for my long-awaited trip to Bali and Australia on 19th December with a slightly sore throat. Everyone I know in England seems to have a really nasty virus. I am hoping that I have escaped it. Our flight to Singapore takes off late and when we are almost there after thirteen long
Lost in Bali. My luggage, my voice and occasionally, my way. Read More »
Travelling to France with a broken wrist. An unexpected party and some culinary delights.
So what do San Marino and Lichtenstein have in common? They are both “microstates” or principalities! My friend and I decide to visit them both in August this year. We meet in Bologna airport and catch a train to Rimini and then a bus to San Marino. For me this had been a sixteen -hour
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This is a country I had never travelled to before, but I knew was a favourite with my parents and sister. Following a head injury which meant I was unable to fly long haul and make a planned trip to Australia and New Zealand, I decided to try something different and take a train journey.
Switzerland: Travelling with Crohns Disease AND a Brain Injury. Read More »
Mopeds and cycles, motorbikes and sampans. Since being in Vietnam, my mission seems to have become one to sample every type of transport available. The number of motorbikes on the streets, if you haven’t seen it for yourself, is unimaginable. Initially we struggled to even attempt to cross a road but finally got the hang of it.
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I started blogging in about 2012 and wrote a series of blogs about travelling, which developed into blogs about travelling with Crohns Disease. These were posted on the ForCrohns site, a charity I was involved with and raised money for, which involved carrying out several challenges. Sadly, this charity folded during Covid for various reasons,
