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2019 Travel Plans and GPSmyCity giveaway!

This is a strange one for me to write this year as it’s been a good few years since I haven’t had a constant stream of travel lined up as the New Year comes around! Many of you will know that I left my job with travel last year and am now spending much more […]

The Falkland Arms, Great Tew

We had a lovely end to 2018 when we went for the first of what will hopefully be many weekend walks in the Cotswolds. The Cotswolds is a beautiful region of England and it’s not too far for us to drive there from our home in Northamptonshire. We took a circular walk around the Great […]

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What I’ve been up to this month – December 2018

December… always a manic month for most people I imagine! I love Christmas and it’s my birthday just before, but will anyone really blame me if I say I’m (not so) secretly glad it’s nearly over? I think it’s a beautiful time of year with lots of festive events, catching up with old friends and […]

2018 Travel Plans

3rd January 2018 7 Comments

It’s my last day at home today before I’m heading back to the office, so I thought I’d take some time to write down my travel plans for 2018. I love reading these kind of posts from other travel bloggers as everyone has such great plans and I look forward to travelling vicariously through them […]

Five ideas to beat the dreaded jet lag

13th November 2017 No Comment

The majority of my work travel over the past couple of years has been decidedly long-haul, which means that as well as getting to discover some incredible places, I’ve also enjoyed my fair share of jet lag (going both east and west). I’ve definitely reached the point where I genuinely get super excited about any […]

What’s in my carry-on? 7 things I won’t fly without!

9th November 2017 1 Comment

As I’ve mentioned before, most of the travel I do is for work and I’m usually away for around 12 weeks of the year. The majority of this travel is long-haul (i.e. flights of around 7 hours or more). I also travel to multiple destinations in one trip, which can mean anything up to about […]

One day in… Toronto. Discovering Downtown on foot

30th October 2017 No Comment

To be perfectly honest, despite my long-standing love affair with Canada, Toronto has never been one of my favourite cities to visit. This isn’t necessarily due to any fault of the city itself, but probably more to do with when I usually visit. The first time was on my year abroad when I’d finished living […]

Cerro Monserrate – A 17th Century Sanctuary in Bogotá

11th October 2017 No Comment

I realised the other day that in the last two years I’ve been to Colombia four times with my current job, which seems like a lot! Much as I’ve enjoyed my trips to this beautiful country, Colombia does come with what could be considered quite a significant health and safety warning. I’ve never felt unsafe […]

Should you visit Barbados during the off-season?

5th October 2017 No Comment

Places like Barbados and other countries in the Caribbean are often considered to be luxury (read: extortionate) destinations for travellers from the UK and Europe. However, there are ways to get the price down, particularly nowadays with such a lot of flight and accommodation packages available. Even with the packages though, your dream holiday could […]

Exploring the El Poblado district, Medellin

30th September 2017 No Comment

Medellin is the second-largest city in Colombia and is located in Antioquia, north-west of Bogota. A lot of people probably only know the city from watching Narcos on Netflix. Medellin is still perceived as a very dangerous city by a lot of people, but my experience has been that it’s a great and easy city […]

Inverness City Guide

6th September 2017 4 Comments

Commonly referred to as ‘the capital of the Highlands’, Inverness is a beautiful little city located in the north of Scotland. It has a population of less than 50,000 and was built around the River Ness, which flows right through the centre of the city. History Inverness was originally a base for the Picts, a […]

7 food stops not to miss on the NC500

28th August 2017 4 Comments

We just got back from our amazing holiday doing the North Coast 500 (NC500) route in Scotland. For me, a major highlight of our NC500 trip was the huge range of amazing food options scattered throughout the route. I’d already read about a few of the places and had identified them as good stops for […]

8 reasons you should join a frequent flyer programme

18th August 2017 No Comment

As someone who flies quite regularly and usually long-haul, I often get asked if it’s worth it to join a frequent flyer programme. My answer to this would usually be yes, unless you exclusively fly short-haul around Europe with budget airlines. Even if you only fly once or twice a year with one of the […]

My tropical travel beauty essentials

16th August 2017 No Comment

I’m gearing up for another busy travel period at work, starting with a trip to Colombia, Jamaica and Barbados in about a month’s time. It got me thinking about what travel essentials I need to stock up on before I head off (I’m a planner and hate leaving that kind of stuff until the eleventh […]