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I tried hard to keep this short, but the truth is there's just too many important stories to tell, and too much truth to expose. Mid-January, as I mindlessly scrolled through Instagram's myriad of exotic destinations, palatable flatlays and sponsored fashion posts, a Story flashed up at the top of my screen from a traveller [...]
Dear Toby, It's been a physically and emotionally draining morning, hasn't it? We had such a good run around the park where you had fun being chased by that little Bedlington Cross, before we collapsed into a heap and cried our eyes out into your fur. I told you that you were the best boy [...]
Why Black Mirror? Because we've literally just finished watching it. That show is crazy as f*ck. Real uncomfortable to watch. ANYWAY. I just worked out that I can drive to Belgium in the time it'd take me to watch six episodes of a TV show. When I think of all of the crazy-ass long Netflix [...]
Most 30 year olds have experienced a heart-wrenching break up at least once. Perhaps twice. Perhaps fifty times if you're prone to falling particularly hard, very quickly, in love with someone. At the age of 27 I lost my best friend. I won't go into details but it ripped me to bits, having someone who'd [...]
What does the South of France make us think of? We think nice wines, yachts, glorious sunsets, vineyards, 'A Place in the Sun' type holiday homes with sea views, and, last but not least, miles and miles of sandy beaches littered with irritating British tourists (I'm British and can confirm how annoying we are as [...]
We are a military family. Albeit a particularly small one, since we don't have children ourselves, and so it is just myself ("the spouse") and my USAF-owned husband. But we're a military family all the same. My husband has so far completed three moves with his military life -- but this is my very first. [...]
It's a random Friday night and I should be packing for our trip tomorrow, but, alas, as usual I'm browsing the internet and losing hours. Whilst tidying up some of my blog posts, I came across something I'd written in March 2018 -- my travel goals for 2018. Well, this has gotta be worth a [...]
It's been a while since I've been on holiday or travelled by myself, but being a military spouse I still regularly find myself eating or cafe-ing alone. For many, going into a restaurant or cafe solo will be absolutely no big deal. It might be something you've always done, or perhaps something you've never done [...]
AirBnB has been my go-to website for booking accommodation for years and has successfully supplied me with well-equipped rooms/apartments/houses for good value wherever in Europe I've wanted to stay. Over the past 3 years I've used AirBnB for 26 different accommodations stretching over 15 different countries and here is a list of things, both incredibly [...]
No, my sat nav isn't confused. We just went to the Frankfurt Christmas Market in the centre of Birmingham, UK, and it was bloomin' wunderbar. We snacked our way through smoked meats and cheeses and chocolates and pastries and drank German beer. Here's some photos from our trip: I hope you enjoyed ❤️ <SS>
go west, my girl 