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Here’s to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them In honour of it being International Women’s Day, I thought the best way to celebrate is too big up some badass women bloggers and spread the love. I’m very fortunate that I have been raised in a family of…
Continue reading ➞ Kick Arse Women Bloggers to Check out on International Womens Day
Yes, yes you do! Especially if travelling to FijiI’ve been fortunate enough to not really have too many travel horror stories. Sure, I’ve ran for a train (never a plane Dad taught us early how you should always be 6 hours early for a flight!) , lost a boarding pass, misplaced a passport, cut it…
Continue reading ➞ Does your passport really need 6 months validity?
So we’ve taken a few weeks off with our Globetrotter series (sorry about that!) but we are back tonight and we have a gem of a blogger to share with you. This week it’s the lovely Josy from a Walk and a Lark. I’ve long been a follower of Josy’s and always read her blogs…
So many great cities are always said to be seen best from the water. I've seen Venice, New York, Paris, Sydney all from the water so I have no idea why it took me so long to see the majestic London from the long and winding River Thames. This week I righted my wrong. The…
Continue reading ➞ Have you seen the London from the Thames? Well you really should
I first visited Copenhagen when I was 16 which was a loooong time ago and mainly my memories are of the vibrant Nyhavn, the Little Mermaid and feeling pretty ill after going on a few of the rides at the magical Tivoli Gardens. So when the opportunity arose ( I took my other half with…
Copenhagen is expensive there is no denying that. But foods food and girls gotta eat. Almost every blog I read prior to coming to Copenhagen mentioned Papirøen so naturally, this was something firmly on the ‘to visit’ list. There had to be something behind the hype. Papirøen (Paper Island) is a small island in the…
Continue reading ➞ Why you need to visit Papirøen when in Copenhagen
If you visit New Zealand it's almost criminal if you don't experience the Geothermal wonders this beautiful country has to offer and the home of geothermal activity is Rotorua. Bubbling mud pools, a thick smell of sulphur in the air, Geysers shooting up in the sky and some of the most out of this world…
I've fallen into a Jane Austen novel and I don't want to come back to the real world. This picturesque place is Stourhead, located in Wiltshire, England. It is part owned by the National Trust and has firmly risen to the top of my favourite places to visit in South West. The whole estate is…
My sister and brother in law were visiting the UK for a family wedding and whilst there were over they came down south to spend a few days with us. As they have seen quite a lot of Somerset (where we live) we decided to take them even further south and headed to North Devon…
I’m just going to put this out there- I love National Trust properties. Yes, I am well aware this is probably going to ruin my street cred (ha as if I have street cred) but I really do love nothing more on a weekend than going and exploring a stately home, manicured garden and some…
Continue reading ➞ Weekend Adventures- The Elizabethan Gem, Montacute House