OUR PERFECT STAYCATION IN WALES

One of the things I’m really struggling with during the lockdown is the fact that we can’t travel. For me, my mind only seems to truly switch off when I’m exploring somewhere new. Travelling is my way of hitting my mental ‘refresh’ button. It’s almost as though by processing more immediate physical decisions like “which […]

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The most relaxing week in Madeira

You may have guessed from the fact that I haven’t posted on here for 5 months that life has been raaaaather busy lately! We recently bought a house and I had grand plans to blog about the reno/redecorating process (mainly for us to look back on in the future), but its been so full on […]

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New England Fall Roadtrip: The White Mountains

After spending two glorious days exploring Vermont (which you can read about here and here), we headed to the White Mountains in New Hampshire. We spent one day in the mountains and it was my favourite day of our ENTIRE trip. The leaves were so much brighter than they were in Vermont, and there were […]

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Fall in New England: Woodstock and Queechee, VT

Visiting New England in the fall has been on my bucket list for a while. We spent three days road-trippin’ through this gorgeous autumn-lover’s paradise this October. We spent our first day in Shelburne and Stowe, which you can read about here. On our second day, we decided to explore the area around the iconic […]

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Fall in New England: Shelburne & Stowe

I’ve always wanted to experience the New England fall. Autumn is my favourite season at home, and the Americans just do it much, much better. So, after a short, but sweet, stay in New York City, we hopped on a Greyhound bus to Boston to collect our car. By the way, I would THOROUGHLY recommend […]

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New York City Part 2: Downtown Manhattan

  New York is honestly one of my favourite cities in the world. A cliché, I know. I’m really not a city person – I find them stuffy, crowded and stressful. You could say New York is all three of those things, but for some reason I just don’t care and always want to go […]

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New York City Part 1: Central Park & Midtown Manhattan

New York is honestly one of my favourite cities in the world. A cliché, I know. I’m really not a city person – I find them stuffy, crowded and stressful. You could say New York is all three of those things, but for some reason I just don’t care and always want to go back. […]

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8 Hours Exploring Beautiful Bergen

We recently spent a long weekend in Norway. The main reason for our trip was to hike Trolltunga, but we also spent some time road-trippin’ around the Hardangerfjord region. To reach the fjord, we flew into Bergen – Norway’s second largest city. On the last day of our trip our flight home wasn’t until around […]

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Shutterbuggin’: A Photographer’s Guide to Paris

There are few cities more picture-perfect than Paris. It is literally a photographers DREAM! Here are my top tips for getting the best Parisian snaps (and you’ll notice that none of them require a fancy pants camera! win!) 1. Look BEHIND you I’m pretty sure that when I’m travelling, I’m often perceived as the ridiculously […]

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Macaron Madness: my guide to the best sweet eats in Paris

A few weeks ago, we spent the most glorious weekend in Paris. I feel slightly ashamed to say it, but before I left, I thought “Paris won’t be like it is in films, it will be touristy and stressful… probably underwhelming…. BUT I’M SO EXCITED FOR THE PÂTISSERIES”. Now, let me just start by saying […]

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