As I opened my jet lag ridden eyes, and peeked out of the car, I saw the emergence of the Himalayan peaks touring over us. Although October had arrived, the summer temperatures were still prevalent, and the greenery reflected this. From all angles there were glistening blue rivers, emerald greenery peaking out in the skyline…
Bites of Venice: A taste of Tradition
*grumble*grumble* Did you hear that? Was that my stomach? For me, italian food comes to one of the best and most diverse types of food of Europe. With spicey, meaty, and deep flavours is it a surprise my stomach is rumbling? Despite italy being so well known for all of its culinary delicacies, I often…
Tucepi and Beyond: A Flash of Croatia
I can practically count the years that Croatia has been on my bucket list. I can’t imagine anyone who would say otherwise, with flashes of waterfalls, mountains and beautiful weather coming to mind as soon as we think about it. Over the past few years the price of traveling to Croatia (even from the UK,…
Why Northern Albania Should Be Your Next Destination
Albania has in recent times been gaining more and more popularity. The beautiful beaches of the south have been said to be stunningly clear and beautiful, some comparing it to the beaches in exotic places like Thailand or Indonesia. However, very little is written about the north of Albania. Although people travel, it seems to…
Solo adventures in Paphos
One week to paphos, cyprus was booked. It was my first week long solo trip. The tensions were high, and guardedly I stepped out into the humid weather, embracing the cypriot heat. It was instantly different from the UK, and I breathed it in. Where to now? My hotel Please note, I was not sponsored…
3 days in sorrento
Sat in the glorious sunlit pennisula of Italy, it’s easy to get lost in its beauty and start reflecting on life as your normal days fade into the abyss. It has been a while since my last post, and to the few that read my blog regularly, I apologise for this. This is in part…
Food for thought…Japanese style 🌸
Not everyone is a foodie like us. Not everyone goes to a country and wants to enjoy the food that the city or country has to offer. Take my mum for example, her visit to Japan a couple of years ago was not quite what me or my brother had expected. After only one week…
A day in Hiroshima and Miyajima
Stepping out onto the soil from Hiroshima station, the chatter of people surrounds you, the hustle and bustle of everyday life catches you almost by shock. The city, seeped in so much sorrow and death, brings pictures of a devastating past to the forefront of your mind with the death of over 100,000 people. It…
Konichiwa Kyoto: Our top 5 picks
Charles Baudelaire once said “What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open.” Kyoto is a city like no other, filled with culture and history combined with a technilogical twist, making Japan one of the most modern nations and making us all sit up…
A glimpse of Marrakech : A 3 day challenge
“3 days!? How are you gonna manage to see Marrakech in 3 days!?”. These were the words of my friend that had just heard my plans for going to Marrakech. But honestly who can blame her? Morocco is a massive country, at 446,500 km², it is over twice the size of the UK alone (which…
Two Medics And A Camera 