The Travel Diaries · Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Caitlin Moran shares a personal anecdote about the simple pleasures of returning home after travel, highlighting the satisfaction of doing laundry and making a comforting meal. She embraces this routine as a sign of being home, contrasting it with the dread some feel upon arrival.
“And then there's the joy of coming home, which is always my favorite part of any traveling.”
“But, um, for me, as a middle-aged woman, the big thrill of putting on the first wash after going on holiday is not to be underrated. You put on the whites, you put on the darks, you peg them out on the line and that's how you know you're home.”
“I always do the same thing. I always put on a wash and then I make a big pan of lentil soup. Like, after a week of kind of eating wherever I've been in the world, I've always enjoyed my food. But that's my, that was my childhood meal of happiness.”