Bored accountant. Unaccomplished writer. Blind adventurer

To fulfill the hole in my soul I am hitting the road! Or rather, the tracks. Because no one is willing to let someone with my sight operate heavy machinery. So, by plane, train, boat and bus I will be exploring Europe.

When I think of adventure, I don’t think of that hiking and camping nonsense. I think of museums – big, small, general, niche – and old churches way to big and grandiose for their town. I think of wondering around a city for the first time and getting very lost. I think of becoming really good friends with someone new for thirty six hours until we each head in new directions. You know, the free and cheap stuff!

  • A Spanish Pit Stop in Bilbao

    A Spanish Pit Stop in Bilbao

    One of the great joys of this trip is that the stars aligned and I was able to meet up with friends I wasn’t sure I would ever see in person again and spend a day with them. In 2019 I did the Camino de Santiago with my sister. On that trip we met two…

  • Sunsets and Green Wine in Porto

    Sunsets and Green Wine in Porto

    Oh look, I went to Porto! And had a great time! Who would have thunk? Read alllllllll about it!

  • It’s hot, it’s steamy, it’s Lisbon!

    It’s hot, it’s steamy, it’s Lisbon!

    In Lisboa (Lisbon for us English speaking heathens) there is a mural of Saint Lucy. When a man told her he wanted to marry her because of her beautiful eyes, Saint Lucy ripped them out. Amongst other things, she is the patron saint of the blind. The eyeballs in a martini glass is a nice…

  • I survived the Lisbon Metro – unsupervised

    I survived the Lisbon Metro – unsupervised

    I only used the Lisbon Metro twice; when I arrived to get from the airport to my hostel and when I left to get to the bus station.  Still, it was a different enough experience from how I found the London Underground that I wanted to share.  The Lisbon metro is a lot less friendly…

  • There are no good songs about London

    There are no good songs about London

    Which, considering how many there are about New York, is weird. The city. The big smoke. The big apple. Wait. No. That’s New York. We’re talking about London town, baby! For London, it was just another Wednesday lunch time. For this blind accountant, it was the first day of a Big Adventure. History repeats Upon…

  • AKL / DXB / LHR / STN / LIS

    AKL / DXB / LHR / STN / LIS

    In the space of five days I passed through five airports. Seeing so many airports so fast has confirmed something I’ve suspected for some time now.  All airports share the same time and space that is not entirely part of our reality.  The tarmac fits into reality, the arrivals and departure halls are in our…