This is a summary post with high points of the month, not-so-high-points and what’s next for Soul Travel Blog. Recapping December. December always feels like a natural point to review the year and all that has come before, because of the approaching new year. I find myself surprised by social media statuses saying “I can’t … Read more
Preconceptions of Travel in Manila. ‘Manila’ never used to conjure up the most positive of images in my head. Mention ‘Manila’ and we build up images of a city choked with traffic, rife with crime and essentially a concrete jungle that is not known as the safest place in the world to travel. Government travel advisories and … Read more
There’s always been something that has drawn me to the sleeper train journey. Perhaps the idea of boarding in one city and waking up to the next, gently lulled to sleep by the rocking motion of the carriages on the rails. The reality of course is often a little different than in our poetic (and often nostalgic) … Read more
