25 – 28 JANUARY 2018: 5 friends on a weekend getaway to soak up some culture – where better than Rome? Rome, the capital of Italy was a perfect choice – nice food, lots of history and a great atmosphere with street musicians and artists. None of us had ever been to Rome before, and…
12 – 16 SEPTEMBER 2018: It was time for a sister holiday and after seriously debating every possible holiday destination, we opted for Marrakesh. We’d been to Agadir previously and really liked it there so we thought let’s do Morocco again but try a different city. A lot of people rave about Marrakesh so we…
28 APRIL – 1 MAY 2017: MS Independence of the Seas is a Freedom-class cruise ship operated by the Royal Caribbean cruise line that entered service in April 2008. The 15-deck ship can accommodate 4,370 passengers and is served by 1,360 crew Walking on Water – Independence of the Seas With my Aunty’s birthday approaching,…
29 – 31 AUGUST 2016: Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Cycling is…
02 – 07 AUGUST 2016: The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, known for its beaches, coral reefs, diving, nature reserves and rare wildlife such as giant Aldabra tortoises. Mahé island, with an international airport, is a key transport hub, home to capital Victoria, the mountain rainforests…
29 JULY – 02 AUGUST 2016: Dubai has never been on my bucket list of countries to visit. However my Mum and I were due to attend a wedding in the Seychelles and had booked our travel with Emirates, which required us to take a flight from London to Dubai and then a connecting flight…
03 – 10 MAY 2016: Where do you go when offered the opportunity to go on a last minute holiday? Do you go to lastminute.com to see what’s on offer? Nope! You create a spreadsheet. A wonderful spreadsheet full of endless possibilities! After some deliberation, we agreed on Barbados! I’ve always wanted to go to…
01 – 05 MARCH 2016: Agadir, a city along Morocco’s southern Atlantic coast, in the foothills of the Anti-Atlas Mountains, is the capital of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane province. It’s a resort area known for its golf courses, wide crescent beach and seaside promenade lined in cafes, restaurants and bars. Rebuilt after a devastating 1960 earthquake,…
08 – 10 JANUARY 2016: To celebrate the end of my twenties, my sister planned a surprise weekend trip! I’d known that we were going somewhere for the weekend of my birthday, months ago. Although I had no idea where, besides knowing I would need Euros and it would be a similar temperature to the…
03 – 06 AUGUST 2015: My sister Jill, cousin Justine and friend Rabikah were in Philippines with me so we decided to go to a nearby country for a few days and picked Hong Kong as Jill and I have never been before. First impressions were that it didn’t reflect the Chinese culture I had…
20 – 24 JULY 2015: The Philippines has 7,107 islands, of which only around 2,000 are inhabited. I am proud to say that my family come from one of the most beautiful islands, Cebu. Considered ‘Queen City of the South’ and known for world class beach resorts, water sports and diving spots. I often think…
07 – 13 JULY 2015: Queenstown airport has topped the list of the world’s most stunning airport approaches, and it’s not hard to see why. As the plane approaches Queenstown you can see the most amazing views of mountains, lakes and wild rivers. Overall first impressions; stunning scenery, friendly people, extremely cold! It was winter…
06 JULY 2015: After having done the Home and Away (henceforth known as “H&A”) tour in Sydney, I felt I had to do the Neighbours tour as well. I’ve watched both shows for as long as I can remember, and although I think I am more of a Home and Away girl, I still also…
02 – 07 JULY 2015: Melbourne was even colder than Sydney! Ugg boots were a must! I can see why they were designed here! I didn’t have a lot planned for Melbourne and the cold weather combined with my lovely one bedroom apartment at Adina Hotel in Northbank made it quite discouraging to go outside.…
29 JUNE & 01 JULY 2015: Being a child of the 80s in the UK, it’s no big surprise that I grew up watching Home and Away. I loved it so much that I never grew out of it and still watch it 5 nights a week, so I couldn’t go to Sydney and not…
27 JUNE – 02 JULY 2015: First stop in Australia…Sydney! Australia has always placed highly on the list of places I want to see, so I was really looking forward to this leg of my 2015 travels. Unfortunately though my trip didn’t start very well. In fact, you could say it started with a mini…
14 – 18 JUNE 2015: Third destination on the Samanda trip is Bali, Indonesia! Which means it’s time to hit the beach and get some colour! Firstly, Bali is as beautiful as I had expected. It’s a well known honeymoon destination so my expectations were pretty high! And speaking of honeymoons, we were actually lucky…
13 JUNE 2015: Day 2 in Malaysia…. We didn’t make any plans on our second day so we decided to do as much as possible as it was also our last day in Malaysia. LITTLE INDIA – BRICKFIELDS ‘Little India in Brickfields is a medium sized town located just outside of the city centre, Kuala…
12 JUNE 2015: The next country on the Samanda trip was Malaysia… Hotel: Hilton at Petaling Jaya which is on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. The hotel itself was very nice although the area around the hotel was fairly run-down and a few places smelled funny. We spent most of our time in Kuala Lumpur…
10 JUNE 2015: Ever since I decided to go to Singapore I have been excited about visiting Marina Bay Sands (MBS). It’s considered an architectural masterpiece, towering in front of the city with 3 great towers and a huge infinity pool / rooftop park that spans across them. MBS is one of Singapore’s few iconic…
06 – 11 JUNE 2015: From Thailand to Singapore…. First order of business… Find my best friend Amanda at Singapore airport! Amanda was flying in from London and I was arriving from Bangkok so we decided to meet at the huge slide at T3. It’s the world’s tallest slide in an airport, standing at the…
03 – 06 JUNE 2015: After a month in Manila, I decided to go back to England to visit my family for a few weeks. However after a mere two weeks I was weirdly starting to feel a bit unsettled so I impulsively decided to jump on a plane and visit my friend Paul in…
19 – 22 MAY 2015: The initial plan was to take my Mum to Prague in the summer for some mother-daughter bonding time once the rest of my travelling was done. However, since I decided to come home for a few weeks while my cousins were visiting England I decided to bring the Prague trip…
07 – 12 MAY 2015: My cousins from Cebu, Philippines and my Aunty from Texas, USA had decided to visit us in the UK for the first time. They have always looked after us whenever we’ve visited them, so we wanted to return the favour by showing them some of the tourist hot spots and…
13 – 23 APRIL 2015: The journey continues! Onwards from my last post, two of my very close friends joined me in Manila recently. Sadly they were only here for 10 days, so we couldn’t do as much as we would have liked. However we still managed to tick a number of places off the…
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