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Christmas in Europe is such a magical time of year. Spending the festive period somewhere new or even somewhere you’ve been before, wrapping up warm and cozy and discovering a new place whilst with your family or friends. I am…

I visited America quite a long time ago back in 2009, visiting New York and Orlando in Florida and I am dying to go back again. I’d love to visit the United States of America again and see more of…

With the year coming to an end and also the decade, I want to share with you my year in travel as I have been on quite a few travels and trips this year. I’m quite lucky to have gone…

This post contains affiliate links. Read more in my Privacy Policy. I wanted to write about 2 of my favourite travel bags, they are the Knomo London travel bags that I bring with me on all of my abroad travels. I…

I have been part of quite a few Instagram pods throughout my time as a blogger. Hey I even own and run my own travel based Instagram pod but there is just something wrong with toxic Instagram pods. You are…

Everyone travels these days, whether it’s to and from work or going to a new country. If you really think about the impact this could have on our environment, it really does have a huge impact and it’s not always…