I grew up in a family that did travel differently.

While many people spent their childhood holidays in resorts, my parents chose road trips across Europe in our silver Renault Scenic. With my two sisters in the back seat, we moved from place to place exploring cities, coastlines and small towns along the way. At the time, I didn’t realise those journeys were shaping the way I would see travel for the rest of my life: curious, independent and experience-led.

With an architect for a father, an interior designer for a mother, and a grandmother whose greatest joy is watching people enjoy a meal, it’s perhaps no surprise that my travels are drawn to thoughtful design, authentic food and the feeling. I’m just as likely to be cooking in a campervan as I am staying in a boutique hotel or discovering a family-run guesthouse with more character than polish.

Travel, for me, is about intention rather than excess. I’m not drawn to the idea of ticking off destinations or staying only in well-known hotels. Instead, I seek out places that feel genuine—where culture, landscape and daily life are still closely connected.

That approach has taken me everywhere from road-tripping through remote landscapes to slow mornings in small coastal towns and long dinners in places I almost didn’t find.

Alongside a full-time career, I continue to explore as often as I can—balancing work, travel and everyday life while building Running With Woolf as a space to share cinematic, experience-led travel stories.

I hope it inspires you to travel a little more slowly, a little more consciously, and in your own way.