When I was going through my photos from San Francisco to try and choose which ones to use for my blog post about our time there, I really struggled to narrow it down to less than 50. The main reason for this is because San Francisco is full – FULL – of pretty buildings. Of …
Yosemite National Park has always been one of those places that I’ve really wanted to visit for as long as I can remember hearing of it, but in reality I actually had no idea what to expect because I’d never researched it. So while I knew we were going to be in for some beautiful …
San Francisco has been on my bucket list for longer than I’ve had a bucket list. Along with San Diego Zoo and probably New York (and Disney World), I remember being no older than six and telling myself that one day, I would go to those places. So as a seasoned world traveller wishing to …
I hold an unpopular opinion… … … …I’m not a huge fan of Portland. *takes a deep breath* There, I said it. I can’t believe it, either. After everything I’ve heard, even the slogan, “Keep Portland Weird”, I felt like I was going to love it. There was no way that I couldn’t. And yet, …
I’ve been reminiscing a lot recently. I’ve also been looking forward to the next few months, and the realisation that I’ll be 30 at the beginning of next year made me think of my gradually-forgotten goal of visiting 30 countries, which I assumed would be long reached by now. The truth is, I stopped country-counting …
Ten years ago, I embarked on a journey that I suppose in some ways changed my life. The trip itself wasn’t particularly life-changing, but I made friends who I still have to this day. It was my first real “independent” trip, even though I was on a tour with twelve other people, all my age …
When my friend announced that she was going to be on the west coast of the USA, including Seattle, for a few days, I immediately messaged her. “I’ll be in Vancouver, I could totally come visit you!!” I had it all visualised in my head: get the bus or train down, stay in a hostel …
