I’ve just returned from a spontaneous trip to Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania. Why Kaunas? Quite simply, a) because there were cheap flights, b) they worked for a long weekend for which I had one day’s holiday left to take at work, and c) I’ve never been to Lithuania before! Truthfully, I’d never …
We always knew that at the end of our African honeymoon, we would want some beach time. I considered the Seychelles, or even Mauritius. But the place that made the most sense was an island in Tanzania, which would be far cheaper and easier to get to as we were there already. And so I …
Our time in Zanzibar was mostly spent relaxing by a beach, but – and call me weird if you like – one thing I was really looking forward to seeing was the Zanzibari doors of Stone Town. The doors of Stone Town are intricate, interesting and beautifully carved, and while I have a penchant for …
Originally, we weren’t planning to visit Kenya at all. We were planning our honeymoon in Tanzania, with a few days on safari followed by a few days of beach time in Zanzibar. After finding tours that started in Nairobi and visited both the Maasai Mara and the Serengeti, I started to think about whether we …
I have so much to write about our safari honeymoon that it’s hard to know where to actually begin. I can, however, share a whole bunch of photos from the trip to give you a preview of what’s to come. It’s taken me a long time to sort them, let alone edit them – as …
Whoa, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Two entire months, in fact, since I graced your presence with one of my delightful blog posts. In that time, I have been… busy. If you follow me on social media, you’ll probably know slightly more about what I’ve been up to! We finally went on our African …
Did you know that Hogwarts is actually in Scotland? And that you can ride on the actual Hogwarts Express through the beautiful Scottish highlands, including over the iconic viaduct from the Harry Potter movies, to get there*? As if I needed any more reasons to be proud to call this place home, whack in some …
Sintra is by far the most popular day trip destination from Lisbon, and I have soooo many photos to prove why. So many, in fact, that while I wrote about our day trip to Sintra in my Lisbon post, I didn’t go into great detail because I had way too many photos to include, and …
After a short time in Porto, we were off further south to the bigger, busier and sunnier city of Lisbon. It’s no secret that I fell in love with Lisbon on my first visit to Portugal, and I couldn’t wait to get back to the iconic tiles, the beautiful terraces and even the leg-killing hills. …
Last week, it was announced that various towns around the British Isles, and even as far afield as the Falkland Islands, would become cities as part of the Jubilee celebrations. This means that Scotland is no longer the country of seven cities – we’ve gained an eighth! Dunfermline is a well-deserved choice, given that it …
