I’ve talked already in my previous post about our decision to have a whirlwind 24 hour trip to Iceland! But while the previous post was centred around the incredible experience of seeing the Northern Lights, this post is about ticking off an entirely separate life list item: swimming in the Blue Lagoon! The Blue Lagoon […]
Honestly, seeing the Northern Lights in person is one of the oldest items on my life list. As long as I have had a life list, I have committed to seeing them in person at some point in my life. So, when we decided to go to Iceland for 24 hours, I immediately got excited […]
We just got back from the most incredible long weekend trip to Oslo, to visit some friends who live there with their two children. We spent 3 days doing our own non-child friendly agenda, gallivanting around Oslo and 2 days with our friends. It was the best long weekend and we’ve come back from the […]
Oh my gosh, so 2022 has started off RIGHT with an epic holiday to paradise on earth: The Maldives! After a grueling 19 hour journey, we made it from London to our resort in the middle of the ocean – a slice of perfection where we would spend 10 days doing nothing but anything we […]
I graduated from Manchester University back in the 00’s! Just saying that makes me feel a bit weak. How am I this old, urgh. Anyway. I hadn’t been back properly since, and Lu also hadn’t been back to Manchester for a while after also having lived there at roughly the same time as me (although […]
This is post 4 of 4 that details our holiday in Mauritius, covering the various incredible excursions we took. All posts on our Mauritius holiday are here. So, recap. We spent 2.5 weeks in Mauritius, first staying inland at Lakaz Chamarel, and then to the coast to stay at the beautiful Heritage Le Telfair. While […]
This is post 3 of 4 that details our holiday in Mauritius, covering our review of Heritage Le Telfair. All posts on our Mauritius holiday are here. After a few days in the jungle, it was finally time to get closer to the beach! We had a 2-week stay at our second hotel, the Heritage […]
This is post 2 of 4 that details our holiday in Mauritius, covering our review of Lakaz Chamarel. All posts on our Mauritius holiday are here. Lakaz Chamarel was our first hotel stop in Mauritius and we stayed for three nights. Going there straight from the airport was an experience in amping up our excitement […]
This is post 1 of 4 that details our holiday in Mauritius, covering an overview of our holiday. All posts on our Mauritius holiday are here. Mauritius is an island jewel nestled in the Indian Ocean, around 1000 miles off the coast of Africa, and a hugely popular tourist destination for those in search of […]
When we booked our trip to Mexico, we knew that Chichen Itza was a must-do item. We booked the excursion through our hotel, so everything was super easy (but definitely at a premium!) We left our hotel super early in the morning to make the drive (which took multiple hours) alongside other hotel guests, and […]