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Visiting Bristol and need something to do? Then you must visit the new Being Brunel Museum at the SS Great Britiain Do you know this man? A few hints - He is the reckless engineer - He was quite partial to a top hat and cigar - He built bridges, railways, ship and tunnels -…
Continue reading ➞ Being Brunel- A new must visit museum in Bristol
Expat advice on how to deal if there is a death at home whilst you are living abroad. Things to considers to help during this time.
If you find yourself in Northern NSW and in need of a funky place to stay then I have just the place… Welcome to Queenie. Queenie is located in the lovely town of Murwillumbah in Northern NSW. Surrounded by sugar cane fields, tropical hinterland and the majestic Mt Warning watching over the town. It’s close…
Cheddar in the snow from Storm Emma and the Beast from the East. Photo collection of scenes in the village in South West England
Love travel? Love the love of your life? Planning a wedding? Getting stressed planning said wedding? If you answered yes to all of these then why not hot foot it on a plane and get hitched abroad. Regular readers might remember we were in Fiji back in October last year and the reason for this…
Continue reading ➞ Travel, Love and Weddings- An Elopement to a Weddding Abroad
This week our Globetrotter is the lovely Perri from Seeking the Spanish Sun. A fellow expat, however, she swapped rainy Britain for the Spanish sun and I swapped sunny Australia for rainy Britain (think I may have done it the wrong way round). Her goal is to discover and blog about every inch of her…
So what happens when you meet the 'one' when you're on your travels? Obvs take them home and marry them of course. And that is exactly what my sister did. My middle sister moved to the UK a few years ago and while here she found her ‘one’. She’s not like me we always knew…
Continue reading ➞ Travel, Love and Weddings- Planning a wedding with someone from another country
This Christmas it snowed and I got to drink in a gingerbread house and no I didn’t dream it or fall into a children's book. It actually happened! Growing up in Australia my Christmases were always a sunny affair spent on the beach. Since moving to the UK I’ve now spent almost 5 Christmases in…
Continue reading ➞ Do you want to drink in a Gingerbread Pub?
Bristol has many hidden wonders from the secret bars scattered throughout the city to the many wonderful little side streets that aren't on the tourist map but offer a different view of the stunning city. One of my most recent hidden finds The Bristol Lido has actually been a huge Bristol favourite for many many…
Travel with Me 24 x 7 is exactly what their goal is to do. I love it when a blog name is exactly what it says on the tin. You should see just how many places are covered on their blog. If you need travel inspiration on advice then this is certainly a one-stop place…