travelling. lifestyle. eating.
I meant to write this post in January. But time flies. Work got in the way. My fitness instructor course dominated my free time. And ohh look, it's March. Having decided I wanted to start planing my travel ahead, I thought a blog post would help me stay focused on my goals. All my travels [...]
Walking up a wood chip pathway following specially planted solar lights at 9pm on a chilly Irish Saturday, we wondered what await us down the end of the path. Our 'Yurtreat', which we'd quickly checked into a few hours previous, that had been lovely and warm thanks to a wood burner lit by our host, [...]
I'm joking. As the stereotype goes, Sweden is waay more full of brunettes than blondes. However there were still plenty of men of a certain generation (circa my dad's age) who entirely endorsed the chin-length dirty blonde hair over a gruff beard look. I saw a few Swedish walrus moustaches. There were many nipple-brushing grungy [...]
Dowsed with floods, rain, sleet and snow in winter and more rain in summer, the Lake District is well known as one of England's most popular holiday destinations. People come in droves to spend time in tucked away cabins and cottages -- but everything is so sparse that it doesn't seem busy at all. In [...]
"Tap water? Would you like a side of rotten eggs with that?" As much as I love Iceland, I don't think I could ever get on board with the mangy rotting sulphur smell that escapes from every tap and shower head. It's pretty hard to shower, with water cascading down your nose and mouth, and [...]
Streetfood is my favourite choice of food. As a grab-and-go kinda gal (nooo, not like that) my need for buying food to eat whilst walking to ensure I can fit that castle or museum in on today's agenda before heading home is super important. But when city markets are lined with food stalls - how do you [...]
This post will start expiring the second you start reading it. [Now that I've caught your attention... what I hate the most about flight booking is how quickly things change. By the time I've spotted cheap flights, bullied (!) the yank into agreeing the trip, him having signed the time off work, the flight prices have [...]
You know when you buy something because you think it's cool or pretty or whatever, and it ends up being one of the most functional, efficient purchases you've ever made? I did this in Amsterdam. A wonderful novelty stationary shop and I came out 20 Euro lighter but happy at my new passport cover. I've [...]
If you've read my previous posts, you'll have realised I don't really do short blogs. When my fingers hit that keyboard, they end up telling anecdotes and babbling about little stories about all the food and everything else. I am trying to rectify my babbling problem.... promise! To help balance it out, I'm going to share my [...]
As I've grown older, I've become far more open-minded - especially when it comes to travel. As an 18 year old, I'd convinced myself I needed to stay in proper hotels that had thousands of positive reviews, eat at restaurants in super touristy areas and I wouldn't even dream of leaving the city centre or [...]
go west, my girl 