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Beautiful In Bruges. I remember passing through the city over ten years ago on a trip to somewhere else, but barely saw anything. It had looked beautiful – that’s all I remember. Peaceful and autumnal. Although I didn’t get to wander the cobbled streets or sit by its canals, seeing pictures of it made me …

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When I’d originally penned my travel bucket list for 2019, I had a number of places in mind to visit. I wanted to go to Budapest but this time on my own, finally get to Croatia, spend more time in Portugal and Greece, and even find time to squeeze in a few trips closer to …

A short break to snowy Stockholm, Sweden Read More »

What a year 2018 has been! I wanted to take some time to reflect and think about the cool places I’ve been to and some of my favourite experiences. Where am I off to next? Who knows, but for now here’s my year of solo travel in 2018 – the highlights. This year I made …

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If you could see how excited I was that my trip to Portugal (at last) had come, you’d probably think I was being over the top. But I was really looking forward to it! Portugal had been on my bucket list for a little while so I was pleased that 2018 was the year I …

My trip to Portugal – AT LAST! Read More »

I decided to squeeze in a trip during the August bank holiday, so I checked out a few options. I looked at Norway, Bruges and Stockholm but eventually decided on a weekend break to Paris. My first thought was to fly but it was quite expensive for the budget I had in mind. I looked …

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In my last post – My Copenhagen challenge – I decided to see if I could spend no more than £200 in 3 days. I’d heard how expensive the city could be, so wanted to give it a go. I like a challenge! Just to be clear, I wasn’t only thinking of food or spending …

My Copenhagen challenge – the results! Read More »

Copenhagen Copenhagen is the down-to-earth, vibrant capital city of Denmark. With beautiful canals, grand buildings and palaces scattered throughout – and a smattering of bicycles – it’s a great place to spend a long weekend. But the city’s also known for being quite costly and what may begin as a small break, may end up …

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Deciding to visit Copenhagen definitely came out of the blue. No sooner had I arrived back from my trip to Amsterdam, did the urge to travel begin to nudge me once again. Hard. In fact, I nearly fell over! Okay, so I didn’t really fall, but you get what I mean. So, what now? My …

My next travel adventure to… Copenhagen Read More »

The travel bug I had such a great time on the beautiful island of Santorini that I was already thinking of where to go next. A new solo travel adventure. By now, I’d definitely caught the solo travel bug, so I didn’t care where I went, I just wanted to do it again!  My urge …

Another travel adventure! Read More »

It was beach day! I was going to visit the Red and White beaches of Santorini. On my second visit to Oia for the sunset, I’d met two people from Brazil. It was their first time in Greece as well and they were staying in Perissa. We’d travelled back from Oia together and decided to meet …

Visiting the Red, White and Black beaches of Santorini Read More »

After leaving the hot springs, the next part of our boat tour in Santorini would take us to another island in the Caldera before heading to Oia. Thirasia island Thirasia is a traditional island part of the group of volcanic islands in Santorini. Despite being the second largest, Thirasia is actually a very quiet village …

An afternoon boat tour in Santorini – on route to Oia Read More »

A boat tour in Santorini I’d booked a boat tour in Santorini before arriving on the island.  The boat tour would take the group around the Caldera, which was created following a number of volcanic eruptions.  Consisting of Santorini, the largest of the formed islands, the Caldera was also made up of Nea Kameni – …

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Just a though. That’s all it was. That’s how it started If anyone had told me I’d be travelling on my own three years ago I probably wouldn’t have believed them. The thought of travelling solo to me was like eating in a restaurant or going to the cinema alone; two things I’d never done …

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