This time last year we drove around the coast of Scotland on the North Coast 500, along one track roads, Highland cattle lying on the verges, stopping off at empty white sand beaches, camping each night in our small tent. And almost every day we'd exclaim that this had been up… Read more of "Driving around Scotland (video edition)"

When I think back to our month in Orkney, I think of long, blustery walks on shingle beaches, my hair whipping my face, eating fish and chips from the little van that stopped in our village on Fridays, and huge hand-dived scallops, turquoise water and stone crofts and no one else… Read more of "Orkney (video edition)"

So, it's time for my quarterly 'I'm back!' post. This time I'm kicking things off with a little video from our train trip across Europe last year. It was a wonderful few weeks, looking out at mountains and rivers and rolling hills, drinking thick black coffee in Sarajevo, going… Read more of "A European train trip (video edition)"

One weekend back in September we hired a car and went camping in north west Slovenia. We rowed to the island in the middle of Lake Bled, ate massive cream cakes, hiked up a mountain and drove along the Vršič Pass, necks craned up at the Julian Alps. Here's a little video of our… Read more of "A Slovenian road trip (video edition)"

When we were back home this summer, we went on a road trip around the North Norfolk Coast. We camped in the countryside, ate fish and chips and walked along stormy beaches. I'll be writing a full post with all the details next week, but for now here's a taster of what we got up… Read more of "A Norfolk road trip (video edition)"

I loved putting this one together. We spent a month in Cuba, exploring the crumbling neighbourhoods of Havana, horse riding through the Viñales valley and listening to music in crowded trova houses. It was fascinating, busy, maddening at times, but so fun. Our route: Havana –… Read more of "Adventures in Cuba (video edition)"

Last weekend we went on a road trip around Querétaro state. We drove through the mountains, singing along to The Tallest Man on Earth, stopped off in colourful towns, visited a Franciscan mission and ate the best blue corn gorditas. I'll be sharing all the details soon, but for… Read more of "A road trip to the Sierra Gorda (video edition)"

In September, we spent 6 weeks in Italy. We travelled by train from Rome down to Naples and Puglia, and then back up to Bologna, eating everything we could along the way. Song: April Kisses – Eddie Lang. For all the deets, have a look at my posts on Italy: 48 hours in Rome, the… Read more of "La dolce vita, Italy (video edition)"

One of the highlights of our first year on the road is the two months we spent in Japan. We learned to cook udon noodles in Osaka, visited temples in Kyoto, slept in a yurt on the art islands and sung karaoke in Tokyo. It's one of our very favourite places and I know we'll be… Read more of "Two months in Japan (video edition)"

On Wednesday 30th April last year we boarded a plane and headed to Hong Kong, our first stop on what has turned out to be a very long adventure. We spent 10 days exploring the city and nearby beaches, eating pineapple buns and roast duck, taking jet-lagged naps in the afternoon… Read more of "Hong Kong in 60 seconds (video edition)"

We spent last October driving across Australia. In five weeks, we covered 10,000 kilometres: Melbourne – Lake Eildon – Canberra – Wombarra – Sydney – South West Rocks – Byron Bay – Brisbane – Townsville – Devils Marbles – Uluru – Kings Canyon – West MacDonnell Ranges – Kakadu… Read more of "An Australian road trip (video edition)"

We travelled to Malaysia and Singapore back in July and after finally figuring out how to use iMovie (I know!), I've put together a little video of our time there. For a closer look at what we got up to, check out my previous posts on Malaysia and Singapore. 6 weeks in Malaysia… Read more of "Our journey through Malaysia and Singapore (video edition)"