In September 2019 I was unemployed, living with my parents and anxiety was getting the better of me. So, I went away. I spent five months stepping outside my comfort zone and being kind to my brain. And then the world completely shat itself. This is 157 days Before Covid.
133 BC, Boston - Fenway Park is the oldest baseball park in America, and run by a die hard fan who is convinced Babe Ruth is Jesus.
120 BC, New York - A day at Coney Island is like stepping back a few decades in time.
86 BC, Petra - I walked for over four hours to see this, the Monastery of Petra. Worth it.
23 BC, Singapore - I saw the magnificent Sky Garden in Singapore right off the back of a 13 hours flight from London. Jet lag is a strange beast.
82 BC, Hayes - This is the street my Grandad grew up on. It’s been 70 years since he’s been back. Aimee and I went on his behalf.
80 BC, London - This is the view from the roof of St Paul’s Cathedral. I won’t tell you how many stairs you have to climb to get there.
157 BC, Vancouver - This is the relieved face of someone who found their passport in the passenger seat of their car the night before.
13 BC, Hue - This Vietnamese woman asked for a photo with our dysfunctional family and now she doesn’t need a Christmas present.
30 BC, Budapest - The exchange rate is super cheap, so I ate at one of Budapest’s finest restaurants for about the price of a surf ‘n turf.
85 BC, Dead Sea - It’s nearly impossible to swim in the Dead Sea. It’s so salty that you just float and feel the sting of every single fucking cut on your body.