Nashville, Tennessee: the Country Music capital of the world. And three days in Nashville didn't just teach me about country music and cowboy boots, but also that 'Southern Hospitality' is a 100% bonafide true phenomenon. For music-lovers and plain old life-lovers, this city is the place to be, and I was superbly incredibly excited by… Continue reading Three Days in Nashville- Country Music and True Southern Hospitality
I arrived into Portland on the Coast Starlight Amtrak train, having left Sacramento the night before. The train had chugged through the snow-capped mountains of Northern California and Southern Oregon all through the night until we finally pulled into Portland's Amtrak station in a haze of drizzling rain the following afternoon. I was spending three… Continue reading Three Days in Portland Oregon
What is there to do in Sacramento, anyway? Despite being the capital city of California, it tends to be completely off the radar to visitors to the Golden State. It makes sense, kind of... LA has the dazzling lights of Hollywood, San Francisco has its hilly roads and hippy history, and San Diego has its… Continue reading What to do in Sacramento, California
How do you spend only one evening in Cascais? What some people don't realise is that when you're a crew member of a ship you're technically not getting paid to travel the world; you're getting paid to work, and the travel is a bonus. On the day in question that we arrived in Lisbon, sailing… Continue reading One evening in Cascais (It was pitch dark and I still loved it)
I touched down in New York City some time around 9am on a March morning, feeling rather frazzled after a sleepless flight spent sitting behind two babies who were clearly not big flying fans. I had four days in NYC, and it was going to be a very different experience to the last time I… Continue reading Four Days in NYC: The One Where I Got by with a Little Help from my Friends
I am no expert on places to eat in New York City...but I do have some faves, pals. Prepare for your mouth to water profusely, with ten places to eat in New York City. New York is the city that never sleeps, and as such there are thousands and thousands of options for food across… Continue reading Food, Glorious Food! 9 Places to Eat in New York City
A Brighton day trip is the perfect get-away from London- in fact, so perfect that people often call it 'London by the Sea.' The Sussex seaside city is a haven for hippies, the 'gay capital' of the UK, and pretty much an anything-goes kind of place. I once saw a man in full 17th century… Continue reading Five Things You Have to See on a Brighton Day Trip
I totes get it. People visit Pisa for the Leaning Tower; it seems to be defying gravity, Elphaba style. And it's one of the most popular landmarks in the whole of Italy, so it goes without saying that you should definitely check it out if you're in the vicinity. But there is so much more… Continue reading Things to do in Pisa other than the Tower
I'll start by saying if you're after the Tavern on the Green in Crawley, you're in the wrong place. This Tavern on the Green is located in Central Park, attracts a rather different kind of clientele, (no offence, Crawley Tavern), and is basically a whole different kettle of fish. My NYC pal declared 'If we're… Continue reading Iconic New York City: Tavern on the Green, Central Park
Palma de Mallorca is the capital of Spain's Balearic Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea not far from the coast of Catalonia. While the island itself is renowned as a hotspot for German and English holidaymakers, I hadn't really heard much about the capital city- but it's a hugely intriguing places. If you're after the… Continue reading Palma de Mallorca Things to Do – the surprising gem of the Balearic Islands
