Since I started travelling solo, my photos from trips have been 99% photos of buildings, street art and beautiful views, and 1% selfies. Even with my gorilla tripod and the self timer on my Olympus Pen, it’s so hard to get a decent photo of myself and I felt like my blog content was sufferingRead More
LISA – The Lifetime ISA
Unlike it’s more standard counterparts, a Lifetime ISAs allowance only allows you to save a maximum of £4000. This is due to the fact this type of ISA is designed for those saving for either retirement or a first home, with the government backing bonus stated to be 25% annually. Basically, this means that ifRead More
Travel Funds – Stretch Your Savings
The world is a big and wonderful place filled with things you wouldn’t believe. Or rather, you would believe it, but the magic of witnessing it up close and personal is second to nothing. From the implausibility of the near vertical streets in Edinburgh and the bizarre way that Cardiff Castle is located not behindRead More
How To Use Beautiful Trees To Make Your Garden More Private
While on my travels, I have been lucky enough to visit some wonderful gardens and parks. They are the perfect place to head to when you are feeling a bit flat. Being close to nature helps you to relax and gives you an emotional lift too. I value green space and really enjoy spending timeRead More
Dating When You’re Older
I may not quite be in my 40s or 50s just yet (ask me on a bad Fibromyalgia day and I’ll swear I am!) but at 32, I’m already finding dating after a fair few years of being single difficult. I can imagine that when you are over 50 dating can be a whole differentRead More
How I Saw Hamburg For Under £200
As a travel blogger, my main aim in life is to travel as much as I can. This year I’m also in the process of buying a house and so my top priority has to be paying for that, which can make life difficult when it comes to my wanderlust. After doing the Cheapflights ChallengeRead More
Northern Quarter Manchester GIFTED
*My spending money was gifted by Hotels.com, but all views, photographs and places to visit are my own ideas. Even though it’s very close to me (about 40 minutes, an hour on a bad day) I very rarely visit Manchester. I do need to head over more so when Hotels.com asked me if I’d goRead More
48 Hours In Hamburg
I wasn’t planning on visiting Hamburg after I’d seen Berlin-it’s not that I think seeing one city means you know a country, but I’m working on 40 before 40 and so doing the same country again isn’t that helpful. But when I realised I could see Hamburg for £200 I had it booked pretty quickly.Read More
Travelling With Fibromyalgia
If you look at the picture above, you’ll probably think it’s a nice shot of me, taken by a professional photographer in Hamburg, and maybe not notice anything wrong, right? Well, if you know me well or if you look closely, you may notice the pain on my face. This was taken at the endRead More