Exploring Taupo, North Island of New Zealand
Situated on the Ring of Fire in the South Pacific, New Zealand embraces the risk taking mentality to the max. Here you can experience almost…
Category: Short Break Travel
There’s nothing better than setting off for some short break travel, whether that’s across the UK or in Europe, a short holiday is worth its weight in gold. There’s much to be enjoyed exploring a new village, town, city, or country so this collection of posts on short break travel destinations will help you with planning your next break.
Disneyland – The happiest place on Earth?
They say its the happiest place on Earth. As a kid it’s all I ever wanted to do – go to Disneyland, see the Castle,…
Surviving Dubai
Dubai is reasonably safe for a tourist. It’s the most westernised city in the UAE. English is the language of choice so getting around is…
Dubai – a city of contrasts
The Emerati people are making their mark on the world with a bang. I’m sure we’ve all seen this image below. A comparison of Dubai…
Brighton – Picture Piece
As I’m off to Brighton this weekend for the Traverse 2013 travel bloggers conference I felt it perfect timing to picture post my last trip…
Berlin – Picture Piece
Bitterly freezing temperatures greeted our flying visit to Berlin. Squeezing in as much beer and schnitzel as possible we also wanted to tick off a few essentials.…
Mending a broken heart in Hawaii
Originally published March 2013. Retrospective writing. I woke up one day and found myself suddenly single for the first time in a decade. I was…
Las Vegas, Nevada – Revel in the city of sin
Well where do you start. Las Vegas can cater for any whim you have and all the dreams you thought you couldn’t turn into a…
Exploring Bath – a day or two
Bath is a pretty very old English city which I conquered along with Stonehenge in a day trip. Plenty of photo opportunities and many quaint cafes…
First impressions of Stonehenge
I have to say, I always thought Stonehenge had this air of mystery about it. There was something about a bunch of giant rocks piled…
Places to see in Paris
Well we all know the basics of Paris, some I’ve listed below, but consider that there is more to Paris than just the standard postcard…
Paris, the city where the people let it down
I’ve been to Paris a few times. I love the city itself. It’s romantic, full of fairytales and it’s the fashion capital of the world.…