Wandering the world

Romantic comedies aren't my jam at all, but I was intrigued by More confessions of a forty-something f**k up from the Bridget Jones reference on the front cover. British author, Alexandra Potter, has written a bunch of novels in the same vein that have been rather successful. More confessions is the second of two novels set in London that follow the ups and downs of Nell Stevens's life. More confessions of a forty-something f**k up | Published August 2023 | Read June 2025 Th

British author, Jojo Moyes, has an extensive catalogue of contemporary novels and historical fiction. Moyes was a journalist with The Independent for 10 years and has been writing novels since 2001. I've reviewed three of Moyes's historical novels in one post , and another, The giver of stars,   in a separate post. You can also check out my review of Someone else's shoes,   Moyes's contemporary novel that started my journey through her works. It's one of my favourite books of

A little bit of background I spent three weeks in Toronto in July-August 2022 as part of my role as the Global Education Manager for an international travel assistance company. The organisation assisted travellers in emergency situations from the help number listed in their travel insurance policy. The organisation I worked for was owned by a large insurance firm and it provided travel assistance to a number of other insurers and organisations. After almost 25 years in academ

A little bit of background The subtitle of this post could be "part 2" as it documents my second trip to London in 2022 as part of the...