Hello!

Rachel here, the woman behind the words (and the brackets (hope you’ve grown to think of them fondly by now)).

This blog began in 2017, as I started backpacking around Europe, as an outlet in which I could share all of my embarrassing encounters (with loved ones and complete strangers), reducing the space they took up in my mental chest of drawers. A bit like crisps in a bowl – you know, if you decant crisps into a bowl, the calories don’t count; if you publish your most cringeworthy moments online, you reclaim the power. The posts dwindled during Covid, then came to a complete standstill in early 2021. But as of autumn 2025, they’re back, baby. I’m embarrassing myself a little less frequently nowadays (can probably blame that on Brexit), but you never know. Let’s see what happens.

I plan to migrate to Substack soon, but for now, we’re here.

Hope you enjoy my ramblings.

With love,

Rachel