The perfect introduction into African travel, The Gambia had a beautiful surprise waiting around every corner.
I've finally ticked off the country that was at the top of my bucket list. India was everything I expected and so much more.
From climbing Table Mountain to shark cage diving to a safari in Kruger National Park to exploring South Africa's coolest cities.
Taking a Sea Safari with Orca Sea Safaris I bet you thought that I’d finished my ranting about how beautifully, awesomely, wonderful Falmouth is hadn’t you. Oh no, I have one more little gem for you that won’t come as much of a surprise if you managed to read the title. Yes, that’s right, I [...]
I’ve been incredibly lucky this year and I’ve ticket a major item off my bucket list; I went on safari. But I didn’t just go once, I went twice! My first was in South Africa where I spotted the Big Five within the first hour of hopping in the jeep. David Attenborough eat your heart [...]
Have you ever said something and then the second the words have left your mouth you want to suck them back in and pretend they never happened? Imagine if you could just breathe them back in with a huge gasp of air. That would be good. That would get me out of a lot of [...]
On Saturday I attended my first blogging conference that wasn’t directly related to travel blogging. I’ve been to my fair share of travel blogging conferences and even worked for TBU but I’ve been eager to start networking with non-travel bloggers for a while now. Cybher is a blogging event in London and, as the name [...]
If you’ve never heard of St Mawes, it might be because it’s one of those places you feel that you should keep a secret. I’m not even sure if I want to be writing this blog post right now. It’s the kind of place where you could actually forget that you’re in England (you know, [...]
While I was in Falmouth I found a letterbox in a pub/bookshop called Beerwolf Books (yes, a pub and bookshop in one, how awesome!) This is what it says on top: “Dear Anonymous Reader, I would like to invite you to release any emotions you’ve bottled up. This is an opportunity to confide your thoughts and [...]
It seems that more and more travel bloggers are realizing the potential in blogging and are turning their hobby into a fulltime business. It’s a pretty exciting time to be a blogger, especially as this was an unthinkable career option just a couple of years ago. I’ve had lots of chats recently about how you [...]
Sea-Escape Fountain Court, Falmouth We arrived in Falmouth in Cornwall just before midnight on a Friday. It had been a five-hour drive from London which included a frustrating crawl along the M25, stale sandwiches and lukewarm coffee bought at an overpriced garage and a radio that wouldn’t tune in so we were left with one Elbow CD for [...]
Why is it that as soon as you’re anywhere near London you instantly turn into a manically stressed idiot? Everyone is in a hurry, there’s so much to see, so much to do and we’re all so incredibly important that we have to be there first. We rush around like 5-year-olds on the playground but [...]
The beach was lined with colourful and crazy kites all weekend. My gorgeous nautical themed Avenue Beach Hotel with the comfiest, squidgest bed ever. The king once lived in Ostend and there are reminders all over the city. I love these sculptures by Arne Quinze. They’re meant to look strange and out of place to make [...]
You’re not alone if you’ve never heard of Ostend in Belgium. When I told people I was going to this seaside city I was met with blank stares, confused looks or a fake attempt to know what I was talking about. I’d never heard of Ostend either but a quick Google search brought up beautiful [...]
I’ve been using Pinterest for about a year now and it was one of those things I instantly fell in love with. I don’t have time (I’m too lazy) to make a real scrap book filled with images so Pinterest is the next best thing. Hands up if you’re one of those people who has [...]