Glacier hikes and travel chaos: Switzerland (Part 2)
Welcome back to the second half of our Swiss adventure trip! After an incredible first day hike at First, Sam and I were ready to take on another challenge for…
An alpine adventure in scenic Switzerland: Part 1
As a child, I once spent a memorable week in February travelling around Switzerland with my family. We took boat trips across deep blue lakes, ice skated under the stars…
Vienna: a girls trip to Austria’s incredible capital city
As someone who struggles to make friends and has never really fitted into a group, I rarely have the opportunity to go on a girls trip. But when I landed…
Gran Canaria – more than just a tourist resort?
Around Easter time last year, I got a message from a close friend asking if Sam and I wanted to join her and two others for a group holiday in…
Europe trip: The Grand Finale – Naxos, Paros and Athens (pt 2)
When I began this series of posts detailing my European travels last summer, I had no idea it was gonna span to five posts! I guess it's just a testament…
The Best Island in the Cyclades? 6 Nights on Naxos (pt 1)
Onto the third country of our 2-week Europe trip! After a brief stop in Italy and a few nights in Malta, it was time to head to our final destination…
Malta Part 2: snorkeling, sunsets and… quadbiking?
Brief summary: I'm in Malta with Sam, and we've spent two-and-a-bit days here already. We've tried local food, attempted to snorkel, and become rather too well-acquainted with the local sealife...…
Sun, Saltpans and Sealife – Malta (Part 1)
If I’ve learned one thing from my travel experiences so far, it’s that something always seems to go wrong… My time in Malta was certainly eventful – more on that…
Exploring Italy’s Abruzzo Region – 2 nights in Pescara
In 2020 I finished my A-Levels and planned to do what many students do in that long summer before uni – get some friends together and have the time of…