Egypt

When I was first arranging my trip to Egypt I was super excited at the prospect of scuba diving again. I haven’t been diving for so long and I miss the underwater world so much. I’ve been lucky enough to go snorkelling in gorgeous places like Barbados and Dominica this year but it doesn’t compare …

Two weeks ago my boyfriend, Sam, and I did something we weren’t sure we’d ever do again. We took an all-inclusive holiday. Yes, really. This probably doesn’t seem like a big deal for most couples but we’d put ourselves in the ‘not-all-inclusive-people’ category and we weren’t planning on leaving any time soon. We usually book …

Last October I went to Egypt for a good old fashioned relaxing beach holiday. We spent long, lazy days swimming, sunbathing, reading and munching our way through the extensive buffet. It was amazing but I could only do this for a few days before I started to get itchy feet. We were in Egypt and …

Some people are ‘all-inclusive people’ and some people just aren’t. Some people love the long, lazy days, extravagant buffets and the stress free relaxation. Other people can’t think of anything worse than being confined to the same hotel for a week or more. But there are some people, like me, who sit somewhere in the …

I can’t help but throw in a bunch of cliches when I tell you about Mahmaya Island. I apologise in advance but it’s one of those places where every cliche fits. The water really is crystal clear. The sand really is powdery soft and golden. The sky is cloudless. The sun is beaming. The beers …