G’day. I’m Tom — an Australian who’s spent the better part of the last twenty years travelling the world with my wife Yineka-mou (Greek for ‘my woman’, which about sums it up). I’m based in Western Australia, but my heart lives somewhere between Koufonisia, Crete, and the nearest taverna with cold beer.

I started this blog back in September 2011, on a cold Thursday night at Perth Airport, waiting for a Qatar Airways flight to London. I thought keeping a travel diary might be fun. Fifteen years and sixty-odd posts later, it still is — though ‘diary’ might be generous. I write when I have something worth saying, which usually means when something funny, ridiculous or unexpectedly wonderful has happened.

The stories here span Greece and the Greek islands (a lot of Greece), Crete, Bali, India, Vietnam, Spain, Italy, France, the Pacific Ocean, Canada, Wales and more. They involve ferries that may or may not depart on time, taverna owners who insist on one more drink, camels in the Rajasthan desert, a wellness retreat I was dragged to against my will, and at least one arrest at a Greek airport (it’s not what you think — mostly).

If you’re new here, the best place to start is the Start Here page — a hand-picked selection of the posts that best capture what this blog is about. Or if you know where you want to go, browse by destination using the menu above.

Yineka-mou and I are heading back to Greece later this year. The blog will be updated. Probably. No guarantees.

Kalo Taxidi — good travels.
Tom