Travel with Kat

I recently shared with you the wonderful welcome we received in the village of Kanuma in my tongue-in-cheek post On the Trail of the mythical Kumpo of Kanuma. This was a great experience for all of us, a real treat, but the main reason we visited this remote West African village was not for the Kumpo, [...]

Like many of my fellow travel bloggers I love Instagram. I enjoy keeping up with other people’s travels there. Last weekend I spent a wonderful few days exploring Paris and, to give you a little taster of things to come, here’s my weekend in Paris as it appeared in Instagram. If you’d like to follow [...]

This week’s #FriFotos theme on Twitter is ‘Home’. Tomorrow people, all around the world, will be tweeting images reflecting this theme throughout the day. Search for the #FriFotos hashtag and you’ll see them. It’s certainly got me thinking of the great variety of homes I have visited over the years from the Palace of Thanjavur [...]

With Valentine’s Day just yesterday, this week’s #FriFotos theme is unsurprisingly  ‘Romance.’ Here’s a collection of images of some of the most romantic places I’ve been to, however, looking through my photographs there is without doubt, one of my all time favourites that says romance to me more than any other. What could be more [...]

Earlier in the month I took you on a mini tour through Corsica by car and showed you just a few of the breathtaking views and delightful hill-top villages that can only by reached by car (or the most arduous of bike rides). Today I’d like to take you to the hamlet of Girolata on [...]

When I saw that the subject for the next round of Travel Photo Roulette was ‘Serendipity’ I felt a bit stumped. Did I have a photo that fitted this theme? This round, as always, is being hosted by the winner of the previous round, in this case James from Fly, Icarus, Fly. Visit his site [...]

The boat leaves Dakar and not before long Gorée Island comes into view. Pastel coloured, European-style buildings, palm trees, blue skies and blue seas. The scene is like no other I have seen in West Africa.   The tiny island of Gorée, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,  lies 3km off the coast of Dakar, the [...]

Camden is one of my favourite parts of London. Full of life throughout the day and late into the night there’s plenty to see and do there whether you’re looking for interesting shops, great inexpensive restaurants, lively pubs, superb live music or simply fancy a spot of people watching. Camden’s Markets It is also home [...]

Before we left for Egypt last month Neill had stated, quite categorically, that he would not be riding a camel anytime soon. When we arrived however,  to my surprise, he happily agreed to a camel ride into the Sinai Desert. Even with the camels sitting down, when you are only 5 foot tall, as I [...]

London at Christmas really is a wonderful place to be! The Christmas lights in town look stunning and shops such as Harrods and Selfridges are famous for their seasonal window displays. Everywhere is hectic but there’s a feeling of celebration in the air! One of my favourite places to visit is Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland [...]