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Best European short breaks from the UK

Europe. Home to 50 sovereign states, covering over 10 million square metres and 6.8% of the Earth’s land area. It’s diverse, contemporary, historical and beautiful. It’s also an absolute minefield when it comes to choosing which destination to visit. Luckily, Read more…

By Poppy, 8 months8 months ago
Colombia

4 week Colombia itinerary

Colombia – hugely diverse, wonderfully vibrant and colourful. It’s safe to say our time spent in Colombia has been some of our most-loved.  When we visited, we spent close to five weeks in Colombia, and there were changes I’d make Read more…

By Poppy, 9 months9 months ago
Border
Argentina

The worst border crossing we’ve ever experienced

We’ve all had poor experiences on the road. Buses that break down, delayed flights, awful border crossings and miserable hostels. But there are a few terrible experiences which stick out like a sore thumb. This is one of them. We’d Read more…

By Poppy, 10 months10 months ago
South America

How I saved money to travel for 6 months (clue: it wasn’t that hard!)

Choose your destination Work out costings Analyse your incomings/outgoings  Find extra sources of income Credit and debit cards Pack up and go! The decision was made. We were going to take a sabbatical from work, pack up all of our Read more…

By Poppy, 1 year1 year ago
Europe

My Favourite Places in the World – 27 Edition

If you’ve read this blog before, you’ll know that I love a good listicle; and that I’ve been fortunate enough to have travelled to a number of places in the world during my short 26 years of living. Combine the Read more…

By Poppy, 1 year1 year ago
North America

How to spend 72 hours in Miami

Miami: one of my favourite places in the world. We’ve been on two separate occasions and loved both equally. The first was on the back of a trip to New York with Joelle’s family for her 30th celebrations, and the Read more…

By Poppy, 1 year1 year ago
Brazil

A – Z of Brazil

Brazil is huge. In terms of population, it’s the fifth most populated country in the world. In terms of land area, it sits in fifth again; owning to a whopping 8.51 million square kilometres of land. It also plays home Read more…

By Poppy, 1 year1 year ago
Europe

How to see Dublin in 48 hours

Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, the home of Guinness and one of the best short breaks you can take from the UK, in my opinion. Just a quick 40-minute flight from Manchester on nobody’s favourite airline (Ryanair), we Read more…

By Poppy, 1 year1 year ago
Europe

Spending time in the Algarve, Portugal

Commonly cited for having some of the best beaches in Europe, The Algarve in Portugal is home to miles and miles of stunning coastline. Despite only being a three-hour flight from Manchester, The Algarve isn’t somewhere we’d visited before now. Read more…

By Poppy, 1 year ago
Europe

9 of my favourite places to visit in the UK

The United Kingdom (UK): the place I am (mostly) proud to call my home. Inventors of fish & chips, chicken tikka masala and the deep fried Mars bar. It’s a place full of diversity, originality and personality. Yet so many Read more…

By Poppy, 2 years2 years ago

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