I was in Chur, Switzerland for one night only. There was still snow on the mountains, it was freezing cold, and quite frankly I am not a cold-loving kind of a gal. (More of a cold-loather.) This is also rather an off-the-beaten-path kind of a spot; most visitors to Switzerland tend to gravitate towards the… Continue reading 24 Hours in Chur, Switzerland • A Night in the Slammer
Let me take you back, pals, to June 2001: my 12th birthday, which I had decided would be taking place at Dreamland, Margate. The smell of candyfloss hung in the air, rollercoasters rattled along rickety tracks, chaotic screams wafted over music, and cartoonish letters flashed in neon merriment at the entrances to each winding queue.… Continue reading Discovering Gröna Lund, Sweden’s Oldest Amusement Park
Ask yourself what images you might relate to Sweden as a nation, and you may well picture a snow-covered land filled with log cabins, lakes and copious branches of Ikea. (And you wouldn't be wrong about that, I'm telling you now.) But in the warmer months Sweden truly comes to life, and Stockholm in summer… Continue reading Stockholm in Summer • Scandinavian Sunshine in the City
We arrived at El Rincón de la Victoria beach purely by chance, including it as a seaside pitstop on our quest from Málaga to find one of the famed white villages of the region. The pueblos blancos are further inland, but we wanted to combine our roadtrip with some beach time, and it just so… Continue reading El Rincón de la Victoria Beach • September beach days in Málaga
Call me crazy, but I've got a strange fascination with British people going on their jolly holidays. The way that we descend on the beaches of Spain and Greece, Cyprus and Turkey, and then fry in the sun whilst despairing that we can't find a good cup of tea, never fails to make me chuckle.… Continue reading Torremolinos Beach • Brits Abroad in the Costa Del Sol
Lanzarote is a weird but wonderful little island, and although you might perceive it solely as a destination for Brits looking for a cheap package holiday and a fry-up in the sunshine, I'm telling you now: there is so, so much more to be discovered. The weather is consistently warm, and the nature is stunning,… Continue reading The Best Things to Do in Lanzarote • The Wonderfully Wild Canary Island
The Grand Palace, Bangkok, is every bit as grand as the name suggests. The size of the complex of buildings and temples, the intricate detail on every single surface, and the sheer spectacle of the Thai architecture blew me away. On that sweltering hot day in early May (the temperature in Bangkok was above 40ºC;… Continue reading Inside the Grand Palace, Bangkok • A Photo Diary
"One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster." What about two days in Bangkok, though? Don't worry pals, I've got you covered on that one. And if you're confused about the 'world's your oyster' reference, that comes straight from the musical Chess, written by Benny and Björn (of ABBA fame) and Tim Rice. The… Continue reading Two Days in Bangkok • (And the world’s your oyster)
I've been working on ships for a while now, and as a result there are a fair few Spanish ports which I know like the back of my own hand. Mahón, Menorca, is not one of them. In fact, I've only been able to explore this pretty little city once, for approximately three hours. October… Continue reading October in Menorca • One Day in Mahón
Cádiz Cathedral is an impressive kind of a structure, I'll give it that. Its yellow-domed towers and light stone exterior seem to glow even on a rainy day, and its famous bell tower offers stunning views- of the white rooftops of the city, and in the opposite direction, the wild Atlantic Ocean. *This site uses… Continue reading Cádiz Cathedral • Photos from the Cathedral of the Americas
