A day trip to Malaga

February 14, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

If you have ever been to the Costa Del Sol you’ll probably know Malaga, and you’ll probably only know it as the place you land before being shipped off to your hotel a few miles down the coast. You’ve probably never thought of visiting there and pick up a trip to Gibraltar because you can. […]

Giraffe feeding at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park

January 17, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

So going to feed the giraffes at Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been on my bucket list for a long time and finally it has been ticked off thanks to an idea by me and one of my best friends. We decided to mutually buy the experience as our Christmas present to each other. It costs £30 each […]

A week in Cape Verde

January 4, 2018.Reading time 27 minutes.

Day 1 So here I am sat in the Escape Lounge at Manchester Airport on Christmas Eve eating nachos and drinking champagne, starting my next blog all about my annual Christmas and New Year holiday (£25 entry for 3 hours all inclusive, sometimes on offer for £20 and can be free if you collect Avios […]

2018 travel Plans

December 14, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

2017 has been a year of little foreign travel for me. I’ve had a much more important task which has been to sell my house to HS2. As you can imagine this has been a time consuming, emotionally draining and exhaustive task, but it is nearly done and I am very happy to be moving […]

5 days in New York

December 12, 2017.Reading time 17 minutes.

I’ve never been one for big cities or crowds but I knew I had to do this one at least once. So in January when I was looking through the January sales I spotted return tickets to NYC for a little sum of £252 return with British Airways. It’s fair to say I jumped at […]

A day trip to Chatsworth

December 5, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

Chatsworth is one of the most famous of stately home in the UK. Being the setting for Jane Austin’s Permberly in the most recent Pride and Prejudice as well as being the top tourist attraction on the Peak District. I visit this place a lot but this post is about it wonderful annual Christmas market […]

A day trip to Akaroa

November 23, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

As stated in my previous post this place deserved a whole post to itself. It is the most beautiful place I have ever been and where I felt at one with the world! I hadn’t planned to go here but after meeting friends and family of the bride they recommend I go. So I booked […]

10 days in Christchurch

November 15, 2017.Reading time 15 minutes.

I’m lucky enough to have family and friends all across the globe. So when my friend in New Zealand gave me an invite to her wedding in Christchurch I couldn’t turn it down. Working in a school I had to ask for extra holidays at February so I could go which my school accepted and […]

Finding paradise

November 14, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Par – a – dise A place of extreme beauty delight and happiness Where ever you are in the world you must find your own paradise. No ones paradise is the same, we all love different things and different places. To help in the search for yours I thought I should share a few paradises […]

A mini break in BIRCHOVER

November 9, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

This summer I spent a few days camping here with my bestie. It is a little gem they everyone needs to know about. Not just for the amazing campsite but also for the convenience to some of the most beautiful sights in the Peaks. Birchover is a very small village situated in the White Peaks […]