"see the open mouth of my suitcase saying 'leave this place'"

- Dave Pirner 'Without A Trace'

What’s going on here?

This is a totally honest travel blog. No shiny influencing*, no genAI, just a guy seeing the world a day at a time and trying to make sense of it all. There will be cynicism, sarcasm, attempts at understanding, and occasional while male English-speaking privilege, though hopefully noted at the time. I do try not to be that arsehole.

See the tag cloud below for an idea of what I do and see on my travels, and what I remember enough of to write about during and after.

If you read this and like it, that’s swell.

*If you read any of these posts and then decide you’d like to shower me in thousands of dollars to go somewhere and write about it just like I do about anywhere, I’m happy to talk.

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    April 19, 2026
  • Iberian Spring: Day 15 Helsinki to Singapore

    Soundtrack: Lady Gaga medley It will come as no surprise to anyone who has taken a flight in the last 30 years that standard economy seats are not designed for comfortable […]
    April 18, 2026
  • Iberian Spring: Day 14 Barcelona Paris Helsinki

    Soundtrack: every song about spending time in airports, but especially “Departure”, R.E.M. So begins the next adventure: getting home. Right now, L and I should have been sitting in Qatar business […]
    April 17, 2026