McWay Falls on a Big Sur road trip
California, USA

The Big Sur Road Trip : Ticking off the California Bucket List

Ever since I took the Coast Starlight train from LA to Oakland, it was one of my ultimate number one goals in life to go on a Big Sur road trip. For those non-USA folk, Big Sur is renowned as one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, and the Pacific Coast Highway runs… Continue reading The Big Sur Road Trip : Ticking off the California Bucket List

Birds eye view of a beach in Corfu, Greece
Europe, Greece

Travelling to Greece Alone : Saved by a Stranger in Corfu

Travelling to Greece alone should come with no problems- it's a relatively safe country and as a woman travelling alone in Greece I've never felt uncomfortable. And that is largely down to the kindness of the individuals I've met there. Like this particular time, when I was saved by a stranger in Corfu. I was… Continue reading Travelling to Greece Alone : Saved by a Stranger in Corfu

an old blue train in Sacramento
Oregon, USA

Sacramento to Portland on the Coast Starlight Train

Sacramento to Portland by train- normally a 15 hour journey. What could possibly go wrong? It was midnight in Sacramento train station, and I had just discovered that my train- Amtrak's Coast Starlight- was delayed by at least an hour. UGH. I tried to sneakily work out who was waiting to board the train and… Continue reading Sacramento to Portland on the Coast Starlight Train