Hi my lovely readers! Over the weekend I decided to venture around Istanbul some more and decided to visit some of the more local and smaller sights away from the hustle and bustle of the main touristy areas around Sultan Ahmet or Taksim. This meant I ended up heading to Küçüksu Pavilion this time located in the neighbourhood of Beykoz. Küçüksu Pavilion is one of … Continue reading KÜÇÜKSU PAVILION, ISTANBUL
Hi my lovely readers! I have some family living in Istanbul, Turkey and have travelled many times to the city over the years. I have been a tourist for many years, but lately I am more seeing the city from the perspective of a resident, walking around different villages, visiting some of the smaller sights, taking all sorts of public transports and heading into the … Continue reading 9 THINGS I NOTICED ABOUT ISTANBUL
Hi my lovely readers! Last weekend was lovely, the sun was out, it was warm, people were playing in the gardens and it was just the perfect day for a day out of National Trust sightseeing and some walks. I went to Osterley Park this time located in West London, something a bit closer to home for a change and right in the city more … Continue reading OSTERLEY PARK – THE COUNTRYSIDE IN LONDON
Hi my lovely readers! I have a ton of cruises I want to take in the future as there’s more to cruising than just your Caribbean cruise, although those are fantastic as well. You’ve got the big white ship cruises as we call them in the cruise industry. Those are mostly your ocean cruises on the bigger ships that go to the Caribbean, Alaska, Mediterranean … Continue reading MY CRUISE BUCKET LIST
Hi my lovely readers! It was sooo good to see my family again last week and to head into Berlin for one day of sightseeing and shopping. My Mum and I decided to visit the Aquarium Berlin located at, as we locals call it Ku’damm or Kurfürstendamm, because I haven’t been to a zoo or aquarium for a very long time and I really wanted … Continue reading BERLIN – THE EMPTY CITY RIGHT NOW
Hi my lovely readers! Budapest holds a special place in my heart. I had no expectations when I visited. I didn’t know what to expect exactly as I didn’t know much about the city and as a result was blown away. My Budapest trip was a bit different from others as I didn’t have a ton of sights to check of my list. It was … Continue reading 16 PHOTOS TO INSPIRE YOU TO TRAVEL TO BUDAPEST
Hi my lovely readers! A few weeks ago, just before Christmas, I managed to squeeze in a little weekend trip, my last trip of 2021 to the beautiful county of Shropshire to visit some of the many sights around Oswestry and Shrewsbury. It was a lovely trip full if different activities and I loved every minute of it, but my favourite part was spending one … Continue reading HOW TO SPEND ONE DAY IN SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE
Hi my lovely readers! I love a good buffet. I love the food choices, being able to eat as much as I like or can as well as trying out different foods, because I can choose the quantity of everything. While buffets are great in that sense, they don’t tend to be good for our waste line as we often overeat when we go to … Continue reading HOW TO MAKE SMART FOOD CHOICES AT THE BUFFET
Hi my lovely readers! As it’s 2022 I thought I would share with you 22 things I would like to do this year. Of course this is all Covid permitting, but I’m an optimist. Some are travel related and some are just in general things I would like to do or accomplish overall this year. I think this is a fun way to sort of … Continue reading 22 THINGS I’D LIKE TO DO IN 2022
Hi my lovely readers! Phew, we are more than half way through the Bloganuary challenge. Can you believe it? I can’t really 🙂 I want to say congrats to all of us that have made it this far, well done! I love looking at pictures and it’s an excellent question to ask What is your favorite photo you’ve ever taken? But this is also a … Continue reading BLOGANUARY DAY 20 – MY FAVOURITE PICTURE
Hi my lovely readers! By now you probably know that I love, love, love cruising and that I believe everyone should try one for themselves to make a proper judgement if cruising sucks or if it’s the best thing ever! Plenty of people have got all these preconceptions about cruises “they are for old people” or “they are over crowded” bla, bla bla. But how … Continue reading 20 PHOTOS TO INSPIRE YOU TO TAKE A CRUISE
Hi my lovely readers! What I learned very quickly when moving to the UK is that the Brits love supporting charities and are passionate about fundraising and doing their bit, which is absolutely fantastic. There’re a ton of charities out there and worthwhile causes to support, all different, but nonetheless important. I participated in a few fundraiser activities myself at work such as collecting money … Continue reading BLOGANUARY DAY 16 – A CHARITY I LOVE SUPPORTING
Hi my lovely readers! The last two weeks saw me reflecting on the past year 2021. I already mentioned in one of my previous posts that I found 2021 more restrictive than 2020. In fact I saw less, I travelled less and the vaccines didn’t exactly (in my opinion) live up to there expectations. Looking back at each month, here is what my 2021 looked … Continue reading MY 2021 REVIEW – THE GOOD AND THE BAD
Hi my lovely readers! With the world slowly opening up again I’m starting to feel more comfortable with the idea of taking long-haul flights once more and travelling that bit longer and further afield. But the idea of being stuck in an airplane for several hours is feeling a bit daunting since I haven’t been on holiday for more than two years now, in terms … Continue reading TIPS ON HOW TO FEEL AWESOME WHEN YOU LAND AFTER A LONG-HAUL FLIGHT
Hi my lovely readers! Over the past year I have made it a habit to write down as often as I can, plus when I remember, a few things I’m grateful for each week. This has helped me during the pandemic to see the good out there and to put my situation into perspective as we often tend to see the bad rather than the … Continue reading 5 THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR BECAUSE OF TRAVEL
Hi my lovely readers! Back in 2018 I visited Budapest for an extended weekend. I must say I was very surprised how much I liked Budapest. For some reason I didn’t have high expectations, but boy was I wrong. Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is one of those destinations that is totally underrated and doesn’t come up in many marketing tourism activities. You read and … Continue reading 10 TOP THINGS TO DO IN BUDAPEST
Hi my lovely readers! It’s Bloganuray day 6 and I haven’t given up yet, I’m so proud of myself if I may say so. The blogging prompt for today is: Who is someone that inspires you (to travel) and why? Well, to be honest I actually can’t remember the name of the person as it was an elderly customer from years ago when I worked … Continue reading BLOGANUARY DAY6 – SOMEONE THAT INSPIRED ME TO TRAVEL AND WHY
Hi my lovely readers! How has everyone been so far this year? I managed to go for a nice long walk today to quick start my digestive system once more after the holidays and get moving again. When I came back I found another lovely writing prompt in my inbox for day 3 of the bloganuary challenge: Write about the last time you left your … Continue reading BLOGANUARY DAY3 – WHEN I LEFT MY COMFORT ZONE
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