In September 2023 I spent a few days exploring Lisbon in Portugal on a solo trip that I’d been dreaming about for a long time. This (ahem, eighteen months late) blog post is part two of a series of travel diaries documenting what I got up to whilst I was there. You can read all…
In September 2023 I went on a solo adventure to Lisbon in Portugal. This (ahem, eighteen months late) blog post is part one of a series of travel diaries documenting what I got up to whilst I was there. Travel Addict I love to travel – in the UK and abroad. I caught the bug…
In September 2024 I was lucky enough to be able to visit Spain to spend a few days solo in beautiful Barcelona. Visiting this fascinatingly unique city has been a long-held dream of mine, so I was thrilled to be able to finally make it happen. I had three full days there to explore (plus…
In September 2024 I was lucky enough to get to visit Spain for a short solo mini-break in Barcelona. Visiting this beautiful city has been a long-held dream of mine, so I was thrilled to be able to finally make it happen. I had three full days there to explore (plus a travel day either…
In September 2024 I was lucky enough to get to go on a solo mini-break to the beautiful city of Barcelona in Spain. Spain has always been close to my heart. I visited a lot as a child & young teen as I had family who lived in Nerja on the Costa del Sol, plus…
For the last year Ella and I have been travelling the length and breadth of the UK for various university open days. At the end of June we spent three days in York so we could visit the University of York – one of her top choices – and get a feel for the city…
Ella and I are spending the year travelling around the UK attending different university open days as she prepares to make her uni application this coming January. This post is about how we spent 48 hours in Brighton for the University of Brighton open day in June 2024. University Visits (so far…) We’ve already been…
At the end of May half term, Ella and I spent a weekend in Exeter for the University of Exeter open day. Exeter is one of the universities that Ella has been most excited to look around. University Visits The University of Exeter is about 180 miles away from where we live so it made…
Back in March, Ella and I spent a whirlwind 48 hours in Dublin for the Trinity College Dublin open day. 2024 is a year full of university visits for us – I still can’t quite believe we’re at this point and that my eldest girl, the one who made me a mama, will be flying…
Last autumn Ella and I spent three days in Edinburgh for the University of Edinburgh open day – the very first open day we went to. We caught the train up to Scotland, stayed in one of the best airbnbs we’ve ever had the pleasure of staying in (with the loveliest host you could imagine),…