Postcard of the Week: The Eiffel Tower at night
Paris has already had its fair share of postcards on this blog (the first one of a curvy Eiffel Tower and the second one of Love in Paris) and […]
Tales of Granada in ‘The Return’ by Victoria Hislop
I’ve recently got into reading Victoria Hislop novels, after a recommendation from my grandmother who knew that I love stories, books and films set in foreign countries, and particularly […]
Enter this Travel Writing Competition: ‘Tales of Two Cities’ to win a free trip to Paris
I adore competitions… and competitions with trips abroad as prizes are the very best kind! Do you fancy a free luxury weekend away in Paris per chance?? Of course you […]
Postcard of the Week: the Austrian Alps
This is another slightly older postcard that was pinned up at home, and is of the Austrian Alps. I’ve only ever been to the mountains in Austria, specifically to […]
6 Months On – Looking Back At My New Year’s (Travel) Resolutions
Back on the 1st January 2013, exactly 6 months ago, I chose 7 New Year’s (Travel) Resolutions and I think it’s time to look back on them and work […]
How to Land a Jumbo Jet and Other Random Travel Facts
To help plan my upcoming weekend trip to Paris in July, I got a few guidebooks to Paris the other day. In the corner of my eye on another […]
Tapas and Rioja Wine anyone?
London is such a fantastically multicultural city (over 1/3 of London residents were born in a foreign country) and as such is always full of interesting events and festivals […]
Postcard of the Week: French Chateaux
I received this postcard last week from my mother who’s been down in south-west France for a few weeks. I spent most of my childhood summers on the south-west […]