My husband and I visited Oslo on a budget after finding some very cheap flights to Oslo Norway through Skyscanner and put the destination as ‘everywhere’ then clicked on the cheapest flight outside of the UK and booked it. This is actually one of my favourite things to do because who doesn’t love a cheap…
Visiting Gibraltar from Spain is an easy and fun day trip and one of our highlights whilst on holiday in Almuñécar, southern Spain. We decided to take a break from the beach for a day and make a day trip to Gibraltar. Gibraltar is in southern Spain but has been owned by the British for…
In 2013 I was invited on a trip to Venice with my university rowing club of which I was a part. We were to take part in the 2nd International University Regata. The fastest boats would then go on to race in the Regata Storica event which takes place annually along Venice’s Grand Canal. Whilst…
Scotland, and the highlands, in particular, is famous for its numerous castles. Many of them were home to the clans that ruled Scotland getting into numerous, bloody battles several hundred years ago. Nowadays visitors to Scotland, whether history lovers or not, love exploring these beautiful castles in Scotland whether they’re in ruins or have been…
Tuscany. Just the word alone conjures up images of gorgeous rolling hills, great wine and food, and beautiful hilltop towns in Tuscany. I was lucky enough to visit the hills of Tuscany on several family holidays growing up and so it’ll always have a place in my heart. I have many memories of eating my…
There are so many beautiful Scottish landscapes and up until recently I hadn’t had much of a chance to explore them. Having done a few trips to Scotland before moving to Canada, we recently returned from Canada for a year to explore more of the UK and Europe as part of our year in travel….
Are you feeling all festive yet? I definitely am. Perhaps because it’s (probably) my last Christmas in the UK for a couple of years I’m making the most of Christmas in London and all our UK traditions. If you’re not yet feeling festive then I’ve just the thing for you. A Christmas light walk in…
I don’t know about you but I don’t often think of UK road trips as a ‘thing’. When I think of road trips I tend to think of road trips like our American road trip, the Australian road trip, and countries where you can ride the same road for miles and miles and spot wildlife…
Did you know that there’s such a thing as a protected view in London? The law protects certain views of important sights or historic buildings, and you can’t construct tall buildings in the sight line of places like St. Paul’s Cathedral. That means there are plenty of places where you can get beautiful views of London’s skyline….
When I lived in London, my weekdays were spent planning how to get out of London. It wasn’t that I didn’t like London (although admittedly a lot less than I like Vancouver). It’s just after 5 days commuting on the tube, living in noisy Brixton and being surrounded by London’s pretty toxic air, I needed…