As part of my year of travel where I spent a year with my husband moving from place to place every month in search of where to live, we ended up in Switzerland. We’d found the most beautiful chalet with an incredible view above the town of Sion in the Valais canton of Switzerland. I…
Back in September 2022, we moved away from Canada. I’d be lying if I said this was my decision. The plan was to spend the next 12 months or so travelling around Europe and figuring out where we might want to live full-time. I wasn’t happy about leaving Vancouver, but was excited about the prospect…
Flights? Check! Bags packed? Check! Travel medical insurance? Check! This wasn’t always the case for me. When I first started backpacking over 10 years ago, travel insurance wasn’t top of the priority list as I looked to keep costs as low as possible. But you know what, not having travel medical insurance is actually more…
So, you’ve decided to visit the Lost City of the Incas; Machu Picchu. You know you want to see it and get one of those photos in front of Huayna Picchu, perhaps even a #selfie with one of the free-roaming llamas and alpacas? Just don’t get tempted to run through the Lost City without your…
Many people dream of backpacking in Europe. And given the continent is full of history, culture, great food, scenery (and more!) it’s easy to see why. Europe is an ideal place for first-time backpackers as in general it’s pretty safe and it’s also easy to get around. Though there are likely language barriers, you can…
I grew up not all that far away from the pretty Cotswolds villages in the UK. While it still seems strange to me that the best villages in the Cotswolds have gained such notoriety, It’s easy to see why. Full of cute cottages, some with thatched roofs, flower boxes and pretty cobbled streets these UK…
When I picked Gothenburg as the destination for a Christmassy weekend away I had no idea how much I’d love it. I’d got excited reading about the Christmas market, and even more excited when I discovered you could escape the city and be out in the archipelago in under 30 minutes, but little did I…
Ever dreamed of sailing the Mediterranean Sea? Planning a sailing trip in the Med is easier than you’d think thanks to tour companies like MedSailors. I spent a week sailing around the Saronic Greek Islands with MedSailors and had a fantastic 7 days in Greece sailing, cliff-jumping, swimming, paddleboarding, quad-biking and more! MedSailors gave me…
It’s time for strawberries and cream, chilled prosecco, white clothing and M&S picnics; it’s Wimbledon season! We British folks are good at queueing we understand how to stand in line better than most other nations. So, when it comes to Wimbledon, one of the highlights of the British sporting calendar you can be sure there’s…
We chose to travel around the USA in a van not just for the convenience and ease of getting around but also because it’s very budget friendly. In the entire three months of travel (plus two months extra that we were in Vancouver) we only spent money on accommodation twice. Once at a hotel in…