Montpellier 2026
Gah, I just checked, and the last I was in Monpellier was 16 Apr ’22 🤯! This place has had such a big impact on me. It’s my only “2nd home” and where I’ve literally spent years on and off since…
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Fougeres
This is one of those, very rare, personal trips that is more for having a nice excursion than anything else but, ofcourse, we found time to stop by Laval (the HRV office) to say hello to everyone.…
Visiting No 10 Downing Street
It’s a rare privlege because, as a naive citizen, I tried to visit No 10 before only to find out it’s off limits to the general public. The whole street is cordoned off and security is pretty heavy.…
Nice, France
Arriving in Nice I have the distinct feeling that I’ve been here before. I am almost certain of it. This blog feels a little bit like my own memory bank, which only became more important after…
Dublin, Ireland
Arrival We arrived by van with some equipment for a work event. It was a nice crossing from France and we slept well in the cabins. My partner’s family (mum’s side) is Irish so we’d looked forward to…
Geneva, Switzerland
24th June I was looking forward to coming back to Geneva, Switzerland, as the only time I had been here was as a backpacker on a (small) budget. Switzerland is not the place to come with limited…
Sardinia, Italy
Nice and easy with Ryanair flights often going back and forth. The first good sign was being able to get a quality cup of coffee on the plane. I’ve never seen a cup that allows you to drink filtered…
Valencia, Spain
A nice, easy, process of going to an EU country. We booked an AirBnB last minute which was fairly cheap, good quality, and right opposite the market hall which was perfect for our purposes. It’s easy…
Milan, Italy
We just came from Verona where we got to go to a vine festival (Verona) with our friends Jonathan and Bianca. It wasn’t planned, but hey, here we are. We flew into Verona but flew out of Milan to…
Verona, Italy
Even just looking back at photos it fills me with such good memories, and emotions. We went there on a spur of a moment idea after some friends said they were going and that’d it’d be great if we…
Koln, Germany
Coming back to Cologne (Köln in German) is like coming seeing an old friend again. I tend to come here only every two years (that’s how IDS runs) so it has a sense of familiarality, but at the same…
Cotswolds, UK
The first time was on my 125cc orange Honda motorbike during some very cold, and dark, weather. The second time was by car with much nicer, calmer, weather to boot. It’s true, the landscapes really…
NHS Altrincham
I had a great ride up on my motorbike. I stopped halfway in a town near Cheltenham to see a good friend whom I hadn’t see for a decade. He bought a lovely little historic cottage and is a really…
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
It was strange to arrive into a European country that had similar advantages to the UK (pre-Brexit). I didn’t expect the currency to be the LEV, for instance. Unfortunately Plovdiv doesn’t have it’s…
Uzbekistan Embassy
I’d never been to an embassy before so it seemed like a big occasion. I arrived in London and went to Harvey Nichols to see if I could find a briefcase fitting for the occasion. I found a lovely…
Palma, Mallorca
Getting to Palma, Mallorca from the UK is both easy and cheap with lots of low budget airlines flying to and from during the day – more so in the summer of course. If you come out of season then…
Ostrava, Czech
The arrival in Czech was really convenient. Landed in T1, exit F, then across the road is the AirPort Express bus which goes all the way to main station (MS) in about 45-60 minutes depending on…
Vlinius, Lithuania
It was a fun experience coming to Lithuania, mainly because it was the first time my colleague had ever gotten on a plane. It’s amazing sharing these experiences with people and living vicariously…
Turin, Italy
I highly recommend staying at NH Lingotto and eating from Pizza Vol (a little hole in the wall for takeaway pizzas) if you go that way.
Road Trip: Cologne, Germany & Italy
Spending a week in Cologne, Germany, for a dental event (IDS 2021) to unveil our new dental training simulator (Virteasy Dental V2) alongside our haptic partners, 3D Systems Corporation.
Reims, France
Did you know that Reims is the home of champagne?! The home of “champagne showers”!
Montpellier, France
Visiting my Brother (2015) I first came to Montpellier way back in ~2015 to visit my brother who would occasionally come to Montpellier for work.
Instanbul, Turkey
In the run up to the visit, there was a lot of stress around logistics – hoping that the simulator would arrive before we did – and the details for flights and hotels came at the last minute.
Stockholm
Each time unveiled a new dimension to Stockholm. The first time I discovered Swedish meatballs (yum), rooftop bars (wow) and clothes shopping (H&M). The second time I discovered the night-life, snus…
Lviv, Ukraine
Spending a week in Ukraine (Lviv) for work with one of my colleagues, Nolwenn. It was our first trip together and everything went smoothly for work.
Laval, France
I won’t lie, I hadn’t heard of Laval prior to landing an internship through EYE (Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs) but I came to really enjoy the small town.
Switzerland
I’m going further West. The trains are getting better. I like this. Thanks to a gregarious gentleman inspecting the tickets, who seemingly had a bit of a thing for me, I got upgraded to a single…
Ljubljana – Slovenia
The night train to get here was fantastic. I met two awesome people from the Netherlands on it. One of whom was reading my favourite book at the moment: Sapiens. They taught me a great game called…
Belgrade – Serbia
Some days it becomes blatantly obvious to me that my ignorance can so easily become a hindrance. Today is one of those days. My stubbornness, seemingly, exists only to exacerbate the hindrance into a…
Timisoara – Romania
Arriving in Romania for what was meant to be my final weekend of party before I make it to France for school next week but, although in much higher spirits, still with a need for sleep. Thankfully,…
Budapest – Hungary
When I arrive in Budapest I’m not feeling my usual ‘top of the morning to ya” self. I wouldn’t say I was ill but certainly not healthy. As is the way in my life, I’ll conk out, recharge and move on.…
Bratislava – Slovakia
Slovakia wasn’t the luckiest of countries for me. It started off with a train having its running time changed without me knowing. Which meant I had to get an overnight train instead (paying for the…
Krakow – Poland
Although I’m only a few countries in, I’m already blown away by the beauty that Eastern Europe has to offer. The history of it is so rich, varied and emotional, that it is a trip that I really needed…
Prague, Czech
The first thing you notice in Prague is all the stag parties (and the odd hen party). It doesn’t seem to matter what time of day it is, there’s always a few of them drinking beer and roaming the…
Berlin – Germany
So this is it, I’m on the road again. It’s a strange feeling on the run up to it and the same as last time. There’s no fear. Equally, there’s no real bubble of excitement. The week running up to it,…
The Netherlands
Unfortunately my diary was washed away. Here’s some lovely photos with a few captions to wet your appetite for The Netherlands!
Lyon, France
Oh, Lyon. You started off so well. I got on the Eurostar to find I had my own private seat of which to relax in.
Dusseldorf – Germany
Another day, another trip out of the country. I arrived in Dusseldorf later than I planned. So late in fact that the hostel I had booked for two nights didn’t have anyone on reception.
Lille, France
This was my first trip since not having commitments Mon-Fri, so it felt odd leaving on a Friday only to have to return on the Sunday, simply because that’s what I had previously booked the ticket…
Luxembourg
— Covers 998 square miles (smaller than Oxfordshire!) — French / German / Luxembourgish — The only Grand Duchy!
Brussels, Belgium
So, how did this happen. I’ve been home all of five seconds and I immediately booked my weekends up with flights and trains away. Good work settling down in London, I know. But this is fun. That’s…
Ireland
Ahhhh, Dublin. The Republic of Ireland. You feel like home, yet you’re not even park of the UK. Your expensive hostels (and scarcity at the weekends), expensive travel and expensive food. It hits me…
Turkey
The reason Istanbul is on my list is because visiting here last year was the moment I decided I would quit my job to go travelling. So I felt like I needed to visit it whilst I was on my travels. I…