What Happened In Vegas…

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, it will have been hard to miss that I took a trip to Vegas in February to celebrate my friend Sonia’s 40th birthday, and celebrate we did. Fortunately, the six of us escaped the clutches of Sin City tattoo-free, with all of our teeth and without losing anyone…

5 Tips For An Austrian Adventure

Yes, I’ve been travelling again – it’s an addiction! With festive spirit in the air and Christmas just around the corner, I thought that it was the perfect time to take an impromptu jaunt to one of the famed European Christmas Markets, and what better way to do so than to combine this with a visit…

10 Things That Got Me Excited in New York City

Before I write anything else, I apologise in advance for being one big massive tourist on this holiday, but you know what? I don’t even care. Visiting New York City has not only been a dream of mine since I was around 10 years old, it has also been something that my mum and I…

Greek Island Hopper Part 4: Ios

I’m in IOS baby! Well, at least I was two weeks ago -sobs- Ios was our last port of call on the Cycladic Islands and, in contrast to Mykonos and Santorini (which had a blend of pretty streets, historic sights and great nightlife) Ios is pretty much a party island, known for its nightclubs and…

Greek Island Hopper Part 3: Santorini

Santorini – where there are more donkeys than taxis, more wine than water, more steps and streets and more churches than days of the year. But most of all, it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever had the privilege to visit, and one destination that I would return to in a heartbeat….

Greek Island Hopper Part 2: Mykonos

MYYYYKONOSSS! After a five hour ferry – most of which I spent sleeping out on deck, we reached the first of the islands, known as the ‘island of the winds’. However, it turned out to be uncharacteristically tranquil and wind-free for our first three days on the island. We stayed at Paradise Beach Resort,  …

Greek Island Hopper Part 1: Athens

After a quick layover in Amsterdam, this was the beginning of our real adventure. We met our Contiki group at the Poseidon Hotel, around 45 minutes outside of the city of Athens and facing the beach. Our hotel had gorgeous sea views, but it was on our second day in the city that we really got…

Jet, Set, Go: How To Spend a Layover in Amsterdam

What does Amsterdam have to do with a Greek Island Hopper? Very little, in usual cases. For us, it was the first stage of our adventure, as we enjoyed a brief layover in the city. We spent one night in Amsterdam on either side of our trip, which started and ended in Athens, so these…

The Adventure of a Lifetime: What I Thought About My Very First Contiki

One of my fellow travellers summarised our Contiki adventure in one perfect sentence: “Imagine the best day of your life 13 days in a row.” I can’t possibly think of a better way to describe it, but for those of you who know absolutely nothing about Contiki, let me tell you a little bit more. If,…

The Holiday Edit: Greece Fashion Wishlist

My Greek adventure is getting closer by the day! It’s got to that time of the week where I just want to pack up and go, but instead I have decided to create a little fashion edit to keep my excitement at bay. Most years when I go on holiday, I buy an entire new…

It’s All Greek: 7 Things On My Greek Island Hopping Bucket List

It’s less than a week until I go on my Greek Island Hopping adventure and I CANNOT WAIT! Apart from a couple of trips to London with mum to obsess over the Jersey Boys, buy everything on Regent Street and drink wine in Covent Garden, this will be my first holiday in two years, which…