On the 29th December Lee and I arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, to start what was set to be a trip of a lifetime. How do you guys feel about the phrase: ‘trip of a lifetime’? As a bit of a nomad at heart, I think that every big trip should be life-changing and that no person should experience this …
The Uists are the central islands of the Outer Hebrides. My family adventure around them lasted only a few hours, but I wanted to take a second to fill you on where we made it to. Firstly, the ferry ride from Leverburgh (Harris) to Berneray on North Uist (which takes 80 mins), was one of the most …
The next part of our island hopping tour comprised of an exploration of the magical Isle of Harris. Similar to Lewis, the island is both strikingly beautiful with natural wonders aplenty. The landscapes of Harris are peppered with magnificent mountainscapes. For me this the biggest difference to the rolling surrounds of Lewis, which are noticeably much …
Last week a bucket list adventure was well and truly ticked off, as Lee, Haggis, my mum, dad and I returned from an island hopping tour of Bonnie Scotland. The Itinerary Drive from Lenzie to Ullapool with a lunch pit stop at Mckays Hotel in Pitlochry Calmac Ferry from Ullapool to Stornoway 2 nights’ in a …
For Lee and I’s first wedding anniversary we enjoyed a weekend at Monachyle Mhor and seriously what a bloody weekend it was. Embarrassingly enough this took place on the 23rd and 24th May and this is me just getting around to posting about it… We chose to spend our ‘Paper Anniversary’ in this picturesque …
I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and like me you stuffed your face with chocolate and washed it down with wine? Before the commencing of the stuffing and guzzling, Lee and I had driven down to Burford to stay with his lovely auntie, uncle and cousins along with their three adorable shitzus and …
Before we set off for Australia, as per usual I struggled with what to pack and then when the deed was done, I struggled with being way over on the scales. I therefore wanted to list out the essentials for you to pack (this is in addition to the items listed in the post below), which …
Tip 1 First thing’s first, January to March on the East Coast of Australia is their WET season, therefore the best ‘summer’ months to do the East Coast are October – December. Lee and I had no idea about this and only discovered it when we struggled to leave the hostel in Surfer’s Paradise (aka, …
Last weekend saw 13 ladies fly to the sparkling lights and sights of Paris for my cousin Dreanie’s hen do (or should I say parti di poule!) and what a bloody weekend it was. As the organiser of the trip, which was booked back in January, I put a lot of pressure on myself to try to organise a hen that …
This post focuses on the do’s and definitely do nots I learned whilst exploring South America with my cousin Dreanie back in 2012. To be honest, I am amazed that we survived our South American adventure with the surreal things that happened and our combined lack of, well, any kind of sense. The Itinerary Fly into …