This is a bit of an experiment. My friend knows this nutty professor who wants to set up a national journal repository – a giant reference library for social history – how people thought and acted through the ages. It’s a great idea – I love reading people’s journals; John Muir, Lewis and Clark, Darwin, and the stay-at-homes as well. Its so much more interesting than some dry textbook on what the public thought about x and y. And I would have loved to know what my grandparents, great-grandparents, were about – what they did, why they did it, what sort of stuff they thought about. And like any armchair explorer, I have an insatiable curiosity about what everyday life is like for other people – blogs are so great for that!. I am the nosiest person!

So I figured I should do my bit for my descendants (should they care), and the journal reading fanatics and historians of the world. But adding to my already substantial box of teenage diaries in my overcrowded terrace seemed to be a bad idea. So I figured I should embrace technology and do it all electronically.

But why burden Boots’n’All with my ramblings? Am I about to undertake a mammoth RTW journey? Well, no – I love exploring, but my desire for a job that I enjoy going to rather reduces the time and money I have for travelling. But I have always felt that one can get a little border-obsessed – there are strange cultures, dramatic scenery and fascinating people all around – you just have to open your eyes and see them. So I offer thoughts about exploring the well known island that I live on and a few short expeditions into the wide world.

So if you have any interest in the ramblings (both ambulatory and linguistic) of a 25 year old girl living in York and working in science communication while galumphing down as many hills as possible, feel free to enjoy!