A place for my thoughts about equality, kindness and life.
Yesterday was probably the worst day of our travels so far - worse than when we broke down, worse than when we've been stuck on narrow roads, worse than running out of water or LPG (which we use for cooking). We have been staying in Rome for a couple of days now, as I had … Continue reading Our Van Was Broken Into
Talking about my own mental health is pretty damn scary. But I've found in the past that it can also be really rewarding and I love starting conversations with people about mental health and self-care. I talked a while back about being diagnosed with depression two years ago (you can find the post here). But … Continue reading Life After Anti-depressants
T.W. Depression, mental health illnesses and self harm. I was officially diagnosed with depression by my doctor in 2016, which wasn't long ago, despite how much I've changed since then. They said that they thought from my description of how I'd been feeling that I'd already suffered from depression for a couple of years prior … Continue reading Looking Back At My Depression
As you may already be aware, today (14th of May 2018) signifies the start of the UK's Mental Health Awareness Week! It's an annual event and campaign which aims to erase the stigma of mental illnesses, educate people on mental health and just to get people talking about mental health in general. Each year has … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week
We were in Spain from February until the end of April, with a brief trip through Portugal in March, and ending with two weeks in Catalonia to the east. I must admit that I hadn't been following the news very closely - I have limited internet on my phone and it is quickly used up … Continue reading A Tourist in Divided Catalonia
I've not talked much about my diet before on here, but up until last month, I was a pescatarian. That meant that I didn't eat white or red meat, but I did eat fish, eggs and dairy products. My main reason for being a pescatarian was that I disagreed with the conditions of many farmed … Continue reading Why I’m A Vegan Now
Whilst I love travelling with all my heart, I have this feeling that I call travellers guilt. It has three facets to it: annoying tourism, travel privilege and the language barrier. Annoying Tourism It's a well known fact that tourists ruin things. Yes, they bring in money for local economies, but they can also bring … Continue reading Traveller’s Guilt
I was recently chatting to my friends Katie (check out her blog Katie L Clark) and Nicola (check out her insta here) the other night about photography. It was then that a big realisation hit me: since I have been blogging for the last year and a half, I've stopped hating photos of myself. Two … Continue reading Loving Photos Of Myself
Some of you may have an idea of our van set-up already from a couple of photos I've posted on my Instagram, or on Ross's Insta account, but I felt it was time to give a proper little tour of our home on wheels! I'm planning on doing a tour video on YouTube in May … Continue reading Tour of Victor the Van!
Self care is a phrase that's only recently entered my vocabulary. It's banded about everywhere nowadays though - YouTubers will urge you to buy their new bath bomb as part of a "self care routine" and even big brands are hopping onto the self care bandwagon. When these people/companies preach about self care, what they … Continue reading What “Self Care” Means To Me
