Blogweekendmas 16th & 17th December – Christmas at Kew Gardens
On 23rd December 2017 by HelenSo I’m a little behind this week with ‘ye olde’ Blogweekendmas. Honestly I don’t know about you but this last week at work has been crazy busy trying to get everything sorted before Christmas Day. Thankfully I’m lucky and get the whole week off so I can have a lovely rest now. (This is a
Blogweekendmas 9th & 10th December – UK Snow
On 12th December 2017 by HelenOk, so this Blogweekendmas didn’t quite go as planned! Originally Saturday was meant to be spent at a spa with one of my besties, but sadly her son got a sickness bug so we had to cancel, and then on Sunday I was meant to be going up to Stratford Upon Avon to see my
Bonfire Night – Remember Remember The 5th November
On 5th November 2017 by AdminRemember remember the 5th of November… So why every 5th November do the English set thousands of fireworks alight and burn bonfires?? Well (bit of a history lesson here)…in 1605, 13 men had plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament whilst the King was present. The reason behind this act of treason was because
WMGT Day 3
On 22nd October 2017 by HelenDay 3: Was insane! It was the day of our big mountain hike. We started the day with breakfast and then all congregated outside the hostel for a chat with Mollie and to pick up a complimentary Graze box for the day. We then headed to Glenridding where we were to be met by 3
WMGT Day 2
On 21st October 2017 by AdminDay 2: The real start to this adventure. We met for breakfast bright and early at 7:30am. I had brought my own breakfast being the awkward coeliac person but the hostel put on a pretty decent spread for everyone else including full English, cereal and toast as well as juices, tea and coffee. After breakfast
Staycation in Lincoln
On 10th August 2017 by HelenWhat do you do when you’ve just got back from travelling, have basically no money and wanderlust has taken over your soul?…Staycation of course! Last weekend saw myself and mum go to the historic city of Lincoln. We originally were going for a family event but of course made time for a little adventure and
Positive Things Travel Has Taught Me
On 30th July 2017 by HelenWow, so I’m back. This is crazy, after nine months away it’s all come to an end. I originally started this post whilst flying. According to my original version it was 04:16am Sydney time, I’d been flying for the past 7.04 hours, I was somewhere near Java Trench according to the map and therefore half
The North Island!
On 15th June 2017 by HelenWe departed Auckland at 8:35am on Friday morning and made our way out of town to Hot Water Beach. Our new driver is (another) Jared, once again a cool guy full of banter. The drive was a pretty short and snappy 3 hours. We arrived early afternoon in time for low tide and headed straight
Three Weeks in Perth
On 1st June 2017 by HelenPerth is such a beautiful place, I’ve had the best time here and I’ve seen so much and met some amazing people! Because I’ve done/seen so much I’m just going to do more of a photo diary of the past three weeks otherwise this will be a massive post and pictures are quicker to look
Chinese New Year
On 29th January 2017 by HelenThis week marks Chinese New Year and once again Sydney did not disappoint with its celebrations. Any excuse for a party right?! The main attractions have been at Martin Place and Circular Quay. Martin Place has a bar set up which spans half the distance of the street whilst Circular Quay has light up statues