This trip basically all started because Paul is really hard to buy presents for. I did some googling online and found a really cool sounding dark sky astronomy experience. We actually did some star gazing in Gran Canaria and really enjoyed it so thought it would be the perfect gift! Combine that with a little…

I managed to get a very tiny bit of time off in between my job switch. Only 2.5 days which is at least something! At first I was gonna take that time to just relax at home. But I got an email from Hilton letting me know my points were about to expire. So I…

Following on from my postcards from the Isle of Wight, I thought I’d share things in a little more structured way to help prepare you for an amazing trip to the Isle of Wight! It was such a gorgeous spot to visit and whilst I sit here with the rain pelting down, I’d quite like…

I’ve wanted to visit the Isle of Wight for aaaages. Like proper ages. It’s where my grandparents went on their honeymoon and I worked down by Portsmouth for a year and was constantly staring out over to that little island in the bay. So when Erica informed me that we were taking a wee weekend…

If you’ve been following my travels over the past few years, then you may have noticed a little gap in my Europe travel and that was Italy. You see, Italy was one of the only European countries I went to when I was growing up – we did it as a stop over on one…