It’d been ages since I’d last seen my old pal Seren Macleod from Melbourne (she lives in Edinburgh these days), so when she suggested we meet up over a weekend while I was working in Germany, Brussels seemed like the ideal "let’s meet halfway" place. I’ve been to Belgium a few times before to, Read More
Over the summer of 2005 I spent 10 weeks in Bonn, Germany working as an intern for Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN), the parent company of logistics giant DHL. I was placed in the Corporate Development department and worked on a great project to develop a global climate change strategy for the company. The, Read More
I received a week of annual leave while I was working at Deutsche Post/DHL over the summer – I couldn’t believe it either! – and so I took a week off work to travel around Sicily. I flew into Catania on the east coast and made straight for Agrigento, a five, Read More
I headed back down to Switzerland from Bonn over another summer weekend. I flew in to Zurich and caught a train down to Grindelwald with my Swedish friend Carolin Olsson, who has lived in Switzerland for the past few years. On Saturday we caught the cable car up to First (2168m) and then hiked, Read More
I seized the opportunity of living right by the Rhine to do something I’ve always wanted to do – cruise down the Rhine along one of its most dramatic stretches. I met up with my mate Sarah Winiger in Mainz and we stayed overnight there before boarding a boat mid-morning the next day. The, Read More
Over the summer I’d kept in touch with Alex Jeffers, a friend from the year above me at Haas. In between graduation and starting work in New York he’d been backpacking around Africa and Europe, and we organized to meet up in Chamonix for the weekend. I flew in to Geneva on Friday evening, Read More
I flew in to Barcelona to visit my friend Jolien, who was working at a bar along the nearby coast for the summer. On Sunday I had a couple of hours free before I had to head to the airport so I wandered around the city. I hadn’t been back to Barcelona since I, Read More
I took off from Bonn for the weekend and caught a train into Bayern (Bavaria) to the historic town of Wuerzburg. The Altstadt was razed by the Allies in the Second World War and they’ve done an amazing job of restoring it. Across the river there was a stone bridge which reminded me a, Read More
Luxembourg had been on my “To Do” list for some time, but not for any specific reason – as one of those “little countries” in Europe like Liechtenstein, Vatican City or Andorra, Luxembourg is one of those tourist destinations that people just want to explore and tick off their list. I’d made a booking, Read More
We spent our final few days in and around the northern city Tamale (pron. “ta-mah-lay”). The north of Ghana is drier and far more arid savannah, and famine and hunger are much more prevalent. And boy was it hot hot HOT. We were there to meet with the UN World Food Programme and Catholic, Read More