To read about the first part of our Slovenian adventure, click here. We ended our holiday with a trip to Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, also known as the Dragon City. It’s a one-hour bus journey away from Bled and a fantastic place to spend a couple of days. I was worried it wouldn’t be as good … More Ljubljana & Piran
To read about the Croatian part of our adventure, click here. Our next stop was the main reason for our whole trip: Lake Bled in Slovenia. Nestled in the Julian Alps in the northwest of the country, it’s the magical lake with a fairytale castle and a tiny island church that graces screensavers the world … More A Slovenian fairytale
We’ve just returned from a fantastic ten days in Croatia and Slovenia. We kicked things off in Zagreb, which was a lovely, unexpected addition to the itinerary, chosen mainly because it was the closest place to Slovenia with a direct flight from Manchester. We stayed for three nights in Liberty Apartments, and found the city … More Zagreb & Plitvice Lakes
Another travel blog this week — this time to the beautiful, yet underrated and unexplored (by us) area of Nidderdale. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the heart of Yorkshire, it’s often overlooked in favour of the neighbouring Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks. We stayed at Ivy Bank Staycation, a campsite … More A Nidderdale trip
Continuing our yearly tradition of a weekend away together, my bestie Kim and I just got back from a long weekend in Prague. I knew fairly little about Prague beforehand, but really enjoyed exploring. It’s the perfect location for a long weekend, full of charm, muted beauty, cobbles and bridges. It’s also very walkable which … More Cobbles and bridges: 72 hours in Prague
To get me back into the habit of blogging, I thought I’d return to the blog’s roots (and my own roots), with a good old travel blog. This time, not quite as far flung as some of the previous locations, but somewhere equally as stunning… the beautiful Yorkshire Dales! We spent three nights glamping at … More Ey up lad! A long weekend in the Yorkshire Dales
Across cultures, across centuries, mangroves have been perceived as the ethereal roots of the sea. The small trees and shrubs date back to prehistoric times and are present in two realms at once, conglomerating and thriving in swampy lagoons on the boundary of land and sea. They are thought to have originated in Asia, before … More Roots of the sea
After precariously zig-zagging our way up and between the mountains, we arrive to find Sapa’s beauty concealed in a shroud of mist and darkness. When we awake, the town has too. Its aliveness proves a delight for the senses: the vibrant colours of the traditional dress, the whirl of hustle and bustle, the smell of … More Stunning Sapa
With close to 67 million people, Thailand is the world’s 20th most populous country and its frenetic capital, Bangkok, receives more visitors each year than London. Thailand is the only country in south-east Asia that wasn’t colonised by the Europeans, so it is fitting that in the Thai language Thailand is Prathet Thai, which translates literally … More Bangkok & Buddha
Welcome to Singapore. The Lion City, the Little Red Dot and the Air-Conditioned Nation. Singapore is an island nation, situated one degree – or 137 km North – of the Equator, and just off the southern tip of Malaysia in Southeast Asia. There are only three city-states in the world – Monaco, the Vatican City … More Air-Conditioned Nation #1
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