This week, Stories My Suitcase Could Tell turns seven years old. Where has the time gone?! It feels like yesterday, but seven years ago, on November 24th 2011, I sat down at my parents’ kitchen table in the Outer Hebrides…
Behind The Scenes of Stories My Suitcase Could Tell
When it comes to telling stories, I’m all about putting down words on the page (or more often than not, a Word document). But stories can be told in all sorts of ways: through print, radio, photography, film, and art….
Stories My Suitcase Could Tell Turns Six!
“For the story.” In the midst of the party, I glanced at the fellow travel writer’s wrist, at the looping, cursive handwriting inked on the inside of her arm. I’ve always said I would never get a tattoo – I’m terrified…
What Life As A Travel Blogger Is Really Like
What does a travel blogger actually do? It’s a question I hear a lot. Yes, there is a lot of time refreshing Instagram and taking photos of sunsets, but life as a travel blogger (or writer) is more than eating…
Introducing the New Wanderful Communty (and a Giveaway!)
I found Wanderful at just the right moment. It was the spring of 2015, and I wasn’t on my travels – not really – but I had very recently uprooted and moved my entire life from the Outer Hebrides of…
A Blog Announcement and A Giveaway!
July to me can sometimes feel like another January – a new beginning, of sorts. It heralds the height of a new season – hello summer! – and marks a mid-way point in the year where you can take stock…