• Travel

    Chintsa, Wild Coast | South Africa

         For the third destination of my African trip, we left Lesotho again to return to South Africa, headed for the coast. Specifically, the Wild Coast, a stretch of unspoiled, remote land in the Eastern Cape, between Port Edward…

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    Drakensberg | South Africa

         Apologies for the long blogging absence readers, it’s been a busy few weeks! I just returned from a trip to South Africa, on which I was mostly camping, didn’t take my laptop, and had limited internet connection. As…

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    Travel Inspiration | Edinburgh

         As the city I’ve called home for the longest, Edinburgh is a special place to me. I think it’s a beautiful, fascinating city, with so much to explore – honestly, this post could have been twice as long…

  • Life

    2019 | Looking Forward

         Happy New Year, and hello 2019! I hope everyone had a good time, however you chose to celebrate New Year. I’ve mentioned in previous years, that saying about how you spend your New Year can define how you…

  • Life

    2018 | Year in Review

         Well it’s the last day of 2018, so time to look back on the year! I quite like doing these annual reviews, just to pause and take stock of what’s been going on in my life, and see…

  • Travel

    Top Five Edinburgh Hidden Gems

          Edinburgh has so many attractions and locations to visit – for a small city, it’s pretty jam packed! Most tourists and visitors will head straight for the Royal Mile and the rest of the Old Town, and…

  • Travel

    Top Five Edinburgh Viewpoints

         Edinburgh’s skyline is pretty iconic – how many cities can boast that they have a castle built atop an extinct volcano? There are plenty of other stunning buildings too, including the Hub, St Giles’ Cathedral, the Balmoral Hotel,…

  • Introduction

    Introduction Hello there, come in, take a seat, have a cup of tea! Welcome to my little corner of the internet! Let me introduce myself! My name is Charlotte, and I’m 30 years old. I moved to New Zealand at…

  • Travel

    A-Z of East & South East Asia

         I’ve written several travel themed A-Z posts over the last few years, including my current home city Edinburgh, my home country of Scotland, and my temporary home in Asia, Hong Kong. This time I’m widening the scope quite…

  • Life

    2017: Year in Review

         Another year over, and here we are in 2018! I was aiming to get this posted on New Year’s Eve, as I’ve done in previous years, but things got a little busy for me this weekend, as I…