The windmill is one of those rare romantic pieces of machinery in my mind. As a child we spent long car journeys in Australia counting their angular bodies. We fondly called them ‘roundies’. They were familiar friends, their groaning and squeaking part of our everyday sound scape as they pumped the water from the house [...]

Some of you might already know that I am a bit of a train nut. Bikes, boats and trains kind of sum up my travel preferences – I’m a slow travel kind of gal. So it is with great delight I share with you some highlights of the Batt Trans Mongolian Rail adventure. Right lets [...]