• Weekend in Austin - feature photo - bat colony flying above boats and kayaks in the river at pink dusk with glass tower buildings in the background
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    Weekend in Austin, TX | USA

    The State Capitol of Texas, Austin’s tagline of sorts is “Keep Austin Weird” – same as Portland, actually? I’m not sure how this weird reputation began, but my weekend in Austin was certainly eclectic. From history museums to urban bats…

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    3 Day Trip to Philadelphia | USA

    Look, I’m going to be honest. The bulk of my knowledge about the American Revolution comes from Hamilton. Although, I definitely learned a bit more in Boston since a lot of the revolution took place there! But Philadelphia is famous…

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    Gran Canaria | Spain

          First things first, if you haven’t seen the first part of my time in Gran Canaria, in Las Palmas, and the explanation behind my trip, then you can check it out here. I was on the island…

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    What I’ve Read During Lockdown

    What haven’t I read really? Ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But with all this free time stuck at home, I’ve read far more this year than I have for a long time. I used to read non-stop as…

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    Quarantine Diaries

    I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages, and I’ve been putting it off the entire time. You might have noticed there’s been an absence of posts since I finished my Mexico & Cuba series. That’s partly because I’ve…

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    Havana, Part 2 | Cuba

         So first of all, check out part 1 of my Havana trip for my first impressions of the city if you haven’t yet. We spent four days there in total, at the end of our 3 week Mexico…

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    Havana, Part 1 | Cuba

         The final destination of our 3 week Mexico and Cuba trip was Havana – or La Habana, as it’s properly called – the Cuban capital. We spent 4 days there, so I’m splitting this post into two parts, rather than…

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    Trinidad | Cuba

         So we might have finished our time in Mexico, but that wasn’t the end of our trip last month! After two weeks, finishing up in Playa del Carmen, we caught a short flight from Cancun over to Cuba,…

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    3 Days in Dubrovnik | Croatia

         Croatia’s Dalmatia coast has become exceedingly popular over the last few years, thanks to its beautiful islands, stunning old town cities, and of course, Game of Thrones filming locations! I needed a week’s holiday this month (before summer…

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    Travel Inspiration – Costa Rica

         I feel like Costa Rica has been gaining in popularity as a travel destination a lot in recent years; it’s certainly the country I’d heard the most about in Central America, prior to my trip there (Mexico excluded).…