Travel with Gemma

22/10/2026

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22/10/2026

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13/10/2026

13/10/2026

From a bookish little girl in Leeds to 57 countries—and now a feature in the Yorkshire Evening Post! 🌍📰

Seeing my story in my local paper feels particularly special because Colour the World began with that little girl: curious about places beyond her own street, but unsure how she’d ever get to see them.

Years later, I’ve explored the jungles of Borneo, travelled across the Himalayas and camped beneath the stars in Africa. Along the way, I’ve worked with children across Europe and seen how much joy there is in helping them discover something new.

Those experiences are behind every Colour the World book. Through puzzles, stories, games and creative activities, I’m sharing that sense of discovery with children aged 5–11.
Because you don’t need a plane ticket to start getting curious about the world. Sometimes, it starts with a book. ❤️

Want to know more about the books or who they’re for? Ask me in the comments—I’d love to help.

13/10/2026

13/10/2026

Not every day running a small business looks like a nice flat-lay photo.

The last couple of weeks alone have looked like: a trip to Oktoberfest in Germany, a stack of meetings, a market stall in Leeds, another one this Saturday the 10th — and in between all of that, my regular shifts on the campsite I also work on. It's not a straight line — it's a patchwork of real life, a day job, and business life, all happening at the same time, because small business owners don't get to pause one for the other.

At that Leeds market, I was stood behind a little stall for hours, talking to anyone who'd stop — explaining what the books are, why screen-free matters to me, watching kids flick through the pages while their parents asked questions. I gave out close to 100 stickers to kids who just wanted something fun, no strings attached. Which means there are now about 100 kids wandering round Leeds with a sticker that's quietly doing a bit of advertising for me, without me asking them to.

That's genuinely most of what running this business actually looks like — not polished content, just showing up wherever I need to, one conversation (or one stein, or one campsite shift) at a time, and hoping it all adds up.

What's your experience — ever tried juggling a business alongside everything else life throws at you? It's humbling in the best way. 💛