Last week we visited Knaresborough, a small market town on the River Nidd, which we found to be thoroughly charming and endlessly photographable. It is about a 35-minute drive from York and 15-minutes from Harrogate but you could easily spend a whole day exploring Knaresborough. After parking up (York Place is a cheap and nicelyContinue reading “Knaresborough: Wild Flowers, Castles and Caves”
Category Archives: Travel
Two Month Review: Women Who Travel
My blog is two months old today! It has been another fun month of writing, reading, learning and getting to know people. For this month’s round up I thought I would continue highlighting some of the women who have been keeping me inspired. “My relationship to travel has always been… a kind of ferocious eagernessContinue reading “Two Month Review: Women Who Travel”
Jordan: Three Things to See That Aren’t Petra*
*but you should still definitely see Petra Wadi Rum People go to the desert to see nature in all its vastness and magnificence. They go expecting something other-worldly: to be transported away to Mars. To be inspired. Wadi Rum. Even the name calls up images of heat shimmering across sand dunes under an open sky.Continue reading “Jordan: Three Things to See That Aren’t Petra*”
Helmsley: Something for Everyone
Helmsley is a small market town in North Yorkshire that has everything you need for the perfect day out or weekend trip. It has lovely restaurants, shops, a fabulous spa, as well as plenty of interesting things to go and visit including a castle and an art gallery. But be warned, Helmsley may wake upContinue reading “Helmsley: Something for Everyone”
Laos and Parts Unknown
As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life – and travel – leaves marks on you. Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown. Anthony Bourdain Like a lot of people, I imagine in this pandemic, IContinue reading “Laos and Parts Unknown”
Edinburgh: Fringe and Blossom
It was August 2013. The now disgraced ‘Blurred Lines’ had been number one in the charts for what felt like a decade and I was in the back of the car, stuffed in by my belongings, on the way to Edinburgh to start my Masters in American History. As I watched my parents drive away,Continue reading “Edinburgh: Fringe and Blossom”
Vienna: The Land of Music and Cake
It has now been over a year since I was last on a plane to go abroad and I miss it (I’m very lucky to have been able to travel so much, I know). I love everything there is about going abroad: from the planning, to moment you leave your house, to pottering around theContinue reading “Vienna: The Land of Music and Cake”
Kayaking, Hiking and Camping in Norway
When you’re just about ok at being outdoorsy Many moons ago (around March 2018) I found myself targeted with ads for travel companies offering kayaking adventures in Norway. There was one company in particular that kept popping up: Much Better Adventures. Eventually, I gave in and tapped on the link and within minutes I knewContinue reading “Kayaking, Hiking and Camping in Norway”
Who am I? (Without wanting to sound too existential)
Hi! My name is Lucy and I want to write about books and travel. Why do I want to do that? I like books and travel! I am shy, quiet and I find it hard to make conversation. Wow, that felt a bold thing to go just straight on out and open with, but IContinue reading “Who am I? (Without wanting to sound too existential)”
Luggage & Scribble 