Green magic in Mana We have a couple of days in Harare  before setting off for Mana. We are based yet again at the tranquil York Lodge and have a packed programme.... http://vickygoestravelling.com/2026/06/08/green-magic-in-mana/

Going green in Gonarezhou We have never been to Zimbabwe in the ‘green season’. This year there have been exceptional rains so we are really looking forward to our visits to Gonarezhou and then Mana Pools.... http://vickygoestravelling.com/2026/06/06/going-green-in-gonarezhou/

We visit Boskovice home to our grandfather and author Hermann Ungar

A family reunion in Prague in search of roots

Remembering Louise 15 years on 2nd March 2026 was the 15 anniversary of the terrible morning when we heard Louise had died. Each year we mark the occasion by visiting her bench with family and friends and then go off somewhere to celebrate her memory.

Mexico 4: Uxmal and the Ruta Puuc Palacio del Gobernador, Uxmal We are anxious about crowds, so we set off very early to reach Uxmal, arriving at 8.15 am. The last part of the road is very narrow, as it is the route used by the lorries avoiding the toll road to Campeche. Amazingly the only other…

Merida and around: Izamal & Celustun Modern wooden jaguar, one of the most power symbols of Mayan mythology We arrive in Merida after a pain-free drive on near empty roads thorugh central Yucatan. Finding our home for the next week is not as challenging as it might have been before sat nav: Merida…

Mexico 2: Chichen Itza Temple of Kukulcán (El Castillo) After a week on the Mayan Riveira we pick up a hire car in Playa del Carmen, which will be ours for the next week. We had been nervous about driving in Mexico but, despite the towns and cities being slightly hairy due to there being no…

The Mayan Riviera – cenote diving & Tulum Diving at just above the sulphate layer and 30m at Angelita cenote A couple of years ago we successfully bid for a week in a house in Merida at a charity auction. For some reason we never got round to using that week but, one summer afternoon, feeling…

Check out my new website – Vicky’s Big Adventure! Finding my mother’s diaries and travel notebooks of her journeys, now published online as Travels with my Mother, inspired me to re-read my travel diary of my… http://vickygoestravelling.com/2025/10/29/check-out-my-new-website-vickys-big-adventure/

European Grand Tour 3 – Florence Fra' Angelico's masterpeice, Crucifixtion with the Saints, San Marco The last stop on our Grand tour is Florence, where our old university friend Debbie has lived since 1983! We only have… http://vickygoestravelling.com/2025/09/23/european-grand-tour-3-florence/

European Grand Tour 1 – Slovenia Lake Bled The 'Boys' - four men in their late sixties - are off on their travels again. This time they are walking the Julian Trail in Slovenia. So two of us 'girls' decide to come along for… http://vickygoestravelling.com/2025/09/20/european-grand-tour-1-slovenia/

Sleep, eat, dive, eat, dive, eat, dive, eat, sleep – another gourmet dive trip on the Dewi Nusantara This is our fifth time on this magnificent boat. We are thrilled to be going with co-owners Simon and Eira Day and some friends of theirs, Julian and Leah, making up a good British contingent. In…

Chop, chop, yum, yum: Baku culture on Samosir island, Lake Toba We arrive at the Tuk Tuk Timbal Bungalows, right on the lake-front, where we are to spend the final three nights of our trip. Some are in traditional style but our chalet is large and modern and facing the water, with a couple of…

Tracking and trekking in Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra May 2025 Wati, my attacker After fond farewells with our Dewi Nusantara shipmates at Jakarta airport, we depart bang on time to Medan, an overnight stop in order to reach Bukit Lawang, where we will spend three nights in our search for…

Great publicity in Closer magazine on the dangers of ketamine highlighting Louise’s story and the need for legal regulation. Important now that the government is talking about reclassifying to Class A which would be a disaster. @transformdrugs.bsky.social campaigns on! #ketamine #legalregulation

My old Boss has died. He was a great philanthropist and certainly shows up the current bunch of world leaders how Islam can be a force for good. RIP HH (as we called him) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Beating the January blues in the Alps The mountain blues of peace - 'from whence cometh my help' If it sounds like an indulgence – it is. Every year we de-camp to our apartment in Champery to take advantage of emptier pistes (more about that later).

Please vote for our film Dont be Harold about drug policy reform. Help us get a much deserved award! #legalregulation @transformdrugs.bsky.social

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We congratulate Scottish colleagues on the UKs first official Safer Drug Consumption Facility opening 13 Jan Transform also worked towards this for years with politicians, service providers, police and media, nationally and internationally. From presenting to the Scottish Affairs Committee 2019 1/2

Celebrating Glasgow’s Drug Consumption Room. The first step to #legalregulation and keeping people safe. Support us @transformdrugs.bsky.social

Happy Green Christmas from the Belsize community group - and me! Love what they do to our postboxes in Englands Lane #neighbourhood #community #englandslane

Yesterday at a family gathering we toasted Louise on her 35th birthday. It’s so hard to imagine what might have been - she’s still the same beloved memory to all of us. How we miss her. Here she is in some of her many guises last one with her adored big brother and childhood playmates. #lovealways

A stellar evening @ the Roundhouse last night celebrating Mark Lanegan, featuring an amazing lineup including Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) , Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode), Chrissie Hynde, Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Greg Dulli (Afthan Whigs and other bands) and Alison Mosshart (The Kills)

Great night celebrating the excellence of Black teachers & educators at the #FutureEdAwards thanks to hosts allyship colleague Viv Ahmun & Courtney Brown from Transform Board. Lined up w me & Ross are Viv Ahmun & Jermain Jackman, winner of the Voice in 2014. Every nominee is a winner!. #futureed

Yesterday we said farewell to Princess Pickle. She was Louise’s cat & the renewed bereavement is hard. Feisty characterful and loving. I like to think of her and Louise’s spirits mingling & reunited somewhere. Their memories remain bound forever. Go well warrior Princess. Rest in power.

My first post here celebrates a constructive strategy day for Transform Drug Policy Foundation discussing how to make drugs safe and save lives. Oh and legally regulate cannabis. Join the movement via our website. #cannabis #transformdugs