Reasons Why I Love Solo Travel

Hopefully when this post is published, I will be off on my first solo adventure in years: I’m going island hopping in Scotland! I’ll be visiting the Isles of Mull, Skye and Iona, which are all completely new to me. I’m hoping I see some puffins, some gorgeous blue sea and maybe even a littleContinue reading “Reasons Why I Love Solo Travel”

The North-Norfolk Coastline

All this sunshine has got me thinking about going to the beach. The Norfolk coast is one of my favourite places to go and see the sea (because we all need to see the sea sometimes). I have some very happy childhood memories of plunging into the North Sea in Happisburgh (which is actually pronouncedContinue reading “The North-Norfolk Coastline”

Knaresborough: Wild Flowers, Castles and Caves

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”

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*”