Kat’s Gone Global · London & beyond
My 9-5 vs. my 5-9.
The 9-5 got me a visa, a flat, and twelve years in London. The 5-9 is where I actually go: itinerary-ish nights, weekends without a car, and everywhere else the trip’s taken me. Everything below is one I’ve walked and paid for.
PM Guides · London
Need a night? Here’s one.
Laptop closes at 5:01. Group chat’s asking where you’re starting. Stop for stop, 4PM to late, itinerary-ish, a bit chaotic. Stay at stop two if that’s the night; the plan still worked.
PM Shoreditch
Straight after work, East End, itinerary-ish. Street art, Brick Lane, a drink, and whatever you’ve still got in the tank.
Follow this tonight →The 5:01 Hit List
One good place, ranked.
When you don’t want a whole plan, just the one place that won’t let you down. Best of, city by city.
Hit the list →Destinations · itinerary-ish
Pick the place, then the trip.
UK if that’s close. Europe if you’ve got a weekend. Day trip, Friday–Sunday, or stop for stop, tickets and weather up front.
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Lake District Weekend
A UK weekend without a car. Villages, walks, weather decides the outdoor bits.
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Cornwall, no car
Coast without hiring a car, days that work on trains and buses.
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Bath, day trip
Stone, steam, and where to actually eat. Train in, compact enough for one day.
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Cambridge, day trip
Train out, a day that actually fits, train back. Colleges and the river.
Europe, further afield, and Perth, all on Destinations.
All destinations →Move · the 9-5 anchor
What actually happens when you move.
Visas, admin, and the stuff nobody tells you, for the Australia-to-London pipeline and beyond. Breezy authority on things that were genuinely stressful at the time.
The Pivot
Every guide here comes with a story I couldn’t put on a travel page. My 9-5 vs. my 5-9, the unhinged debriefs live next door.
About Kat
One-way ticket, no plan, suspiciously good attitude.
Perth girl, London local, twelve years running. One-way flight to Athens in 2013, a UK Ancestry Visa, and misplaced confidence got me here with no job, no flat, and briefly negative bank accounts.
This site is split the way my life is: the practical stuff, what actually happens when you move, and the 5:01 side, where to go once the day’s done.
Read the full story →Don’t miss the next drop
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New PM guides, ranked picks, and the odd Move deadline reminder. No spam, just where to go next.