Rafiq Hariri airport, Beirut 18 May 2018 Folks, today I’ve been so far out of my comfort zone, I might never find my way back in. ‘My Commute’, episode 2: ‘Not Exactly My Commute’. Now, the greatest danger in Lebanon is not armed lunatics (that’s a whole other place). Here, it’s… traffic!! There appears to […]
In transit: The timer
3 May 2018 I’m thinking of starting a series, peeps: Let’s call it “My commute”. Here’s the latest episode: After a looong day, I’m waiting for the train home. Loads of time, so I sit down with a coffee at a plug-point, setting the countdown on my phone for 15 minutes, so I won’t miss […]
In transit, the Swiss edition: Be quiet!
Herzogenbuchsee 21 April 2018 After a day in Lucerne, I’m on the train back to Geneva, sitting across from a group of Americans. The loud sort; physically unable to speak softly, I think. In the niiiicest possible way (in accordance with my newly adopted ‘kill’em with kindness’ experimental philosophy), I point out that they’re in […]
In transit, the Belgian edition: Not in the whole Kingdom
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve 11 December 2017 On the train from Luxembourg to Brussels, there is no plug points, extremely scanty mobile reception, and you cannot buy so much as a cup of tea. In fact, according to the conductor: ‘You can buy nothing on this train. No food, no drink. There is nothing on this train. Not […]
In transit: Lawbreaker in Germany
22 nov 2017 It appears I might be able add lawbreaker in Germany to my CV. I have just received a letter informing me of just such an exciting prospect. Something to do with a hire car – in Heidelberg on 22.09.2017 09:49:00. And as I was indeed in Heidelberg on 22.09.2017 09:49:00 with a […]
In transit: Let’s dance
10 Nov 2017 Best train ride ever!! And it all began with me being one of those irritating people with too loud headphones. Guy comes over (Spanish I think; he spoke in English, with a slight lisp) and asks if I would mind turning the volume down! I do, of course, all apologetic. But then […]
In transit, the German edition: GPS-girl
Augsburg, Germany 24 September 2017 The GPS-girl and I are developing something of a habit; crucial in every relationship. Here’s how it goes when we get off the Autobahn and onto local roads: 1. She leads me astray 2. I grumble and snarl 3. She calmly (maybe even icily) tells me to make a u-turn […]
Welcome! I'm Sophie - writer, dreamer, negotiator, wanderer, mum - in search of the world's curious places. Mostly with my daughters, sometimes solo. The girls share their take on it, too.
- Chasing shadows in Czechia
- A Tale of Two Villas
- The Waterhead: A Boutique Hotel in the English Lake District
- The Four Seasons Hotel in Baku: Graceful and luxurious
- Gori: birthplace of the world’s most infamous dictator
- World at a Glance: Petroglyphs in Tamgaly Gorge
- Hiking Qadisha Valley and the Cedars of God
- Yet another day out Beirut: Byblos, the world’s oldest city?
- Day out Beirut: Tyre
- Park Musakowski: biking across borders
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Katrin: What a bizzare experience to have! Maybe the citiz...
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Anne-Sophie Redisch: Love unusual finds like this plantation. Thanks fo...
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Jeanette Brunet: I was in Edinburgh in August of 2015 for 9 days. W...
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