‘Tis the season to be jolly. How are you holding up ?
I’ve never been subtle about my dislike of the holidays. If I can’t travel this time of year, I like to reflect on my travels or read about the travel adventures of others to transport me out of my funk. And I’m loving reading A Girls’ Guide to Travelling Alone by Gemma Thompson.
A year ago, I was planning my solo trip to France and Italy. Rome was one of my favorite destinations. Now, I’m enjoying the story Roman Holiday by former BBC radio journalist Jane McIntyre.
I caught up with Jane on Twitter initially, and for me, it was love at first tweet. She’s a hoot. Jane works as an extra in television and films, and spends time in her lovely cottage in Normandy.
Jane McIntyre
Shoes, shorts, shampoo, suncream. Dollars and euros.
And a couple of 20-quid notes. The sitting room was fast becoming a bureau-de-changing room.
At one end, my 16-year-old daughter’s neat piles of camp clothes and trainers, heading for Wisconsin, USA. At the other, and now leaning a little, Pisa-like, my attempt at ‘travelling light to Italy.’ We were both flying solo: the first time for Alice. And both leaving from Manchester airport, but three days apart.–Jane McIntyre
Thank you for being my guest, Jane!
How did you find out about the contest for Girls Traveling Alone?
Probably on Twitter! I seem to find out about so much in life on there. I`m completely addicted to it….!
Does it inspire you to write more?
How could it not inspire me…and other writers included in it. It`s a fantastic mix of people, places and experiences …the stories do, I guess, what any good travel `essay` should do: attack the senses. Draw you in. Make you read in colour. I`m thrilled to be involved and I`m trying, all the time, to write notes about what I see and places I go, even in the UK.
And for your copy of A Girls’ Guide to Travelling Alone, download it from Amazon or Itunes for way less than it’s worth!