Just a couple in their twenties hopelessly in love with travelling (and each other) and who want to share their experiences
Me again! I told you I'd be back soon with the second instalment of the Cotswolds series 🙂 Read on for a run down of places to visit and what to do whilst you're there. For an accommodation suggestion and the full itinerary see the first Cotswolds post. Day 1 Burford Today was a travel … Continue reading 10 Days in the Cotswolds – Days 1 and 2
Hi all, it's been a while. It's been a busy one for everyone to say the least, and with the pandemic we haven't really had the chance to travel. But, I (Zoe) finally managed to get away! David was on placement so couldn't join me but hopefully he will on our next adventure. We have … Continue reading 10 Days in the Cotswolds – Itinerary, Accommodation and Top Tips
As we found ourselves temporarily based in Swansea, we decided to make the most of a dry but wintery Saturday afternoon and explore the area a bit more. There is so much coastline to explore in this part of the country, so we thought that would be a good place to start. Read on to … Continue reading An afternoon on the Swansea coast – a lovely 9km walk
At the end of August / beginning of September my family booked a much-needed break in the county of Suffolk in the east of England. After a tough few months for various reasons, I think we all just needed a change of scenery and a chance to properly relax and unwind. Day 1 - Dedham … Continue reading Spending a long weekend in mid Suffolk with the family (including the dog!)
The final decision to make when choosing the body style of your van is choosing between a rear tailgate or barn doors. This is quite a small decision but can really help make sure your van is perfect for your needs. Here are the main pros and cons. Rear Tailgate Rear tailgate T5 Benefits Shelter … Continue reading Buying a Van – Rear Tailgate or Barn Doors?
Once you've made the decision as to whether you want a small, medium or large van (see our previous Project Vanlife post) the next decision to make is what body style - day van, high roof or pop-top? Choosing a body style that best suits your needs will allow you to get the most out … Continue reading Buying a Van – Day Van, High Roof or Pop-top (elevating roof)?
Hello all, and welcome to a slightly different blog post today. Some of you may love the change of posts, others might hate it but it is a subject that is really important to David and I (and should be important to everyone!). On the 22nd of August this year (2020), Earth Overshoot Day was … Continue reading Eco-friendly travel swaps for your next adventure
The village of Tintern, situated on the West bank of the River Wye, is about 45 minutes drive from Cardiff so perfect for an afternoon out for the two of us. We went on a Sunday in late September last year (2019) for Sunday lunch at the Anchor Inn and a walk around the Abbey … Continue reading An afternoon out to Tintern
Photo taken from here So, once you've finally made the decision to buy a van, it can be hugely confusing trying to wade through all of the options to work out which one is best for you. Here we hope to try and simplify that process slightly by characterising a few different styles of van, … Continue reading Buying a Van – Types of Vans
Photo taken from here For a long time now it has been our dream to buy and build our very own campervan, so that we could explore the corners of the UK and further in a whole new way, bringing home comforts and everything we need to beautiful destinations. This did, however, seem like a … Continue reading Project Vanlife – An Introduction
*Disclaimer* any travel restrictions and experiences in this post are related to England and the UK only. If you are from another area of the world you will need to check for your own restrictions! Well, I don't know about all of you but these last few months have been - interesting - to say … Continue reading How to ‘travel’ even during lockdown
*This has been posted before on this account but we wanted to bring it to your attention again, especially as outdoor places start opening up again. Please follow the guidance given here and do your research - it is expected that places like this will be busier than normal as there are limited places open … Continue reading UK Trail Centres – An introduction
Our first trip of 2020, and we stayed a little bit closer to home for this one. We had both had a rather full-on time at uni, with exams and placements looming between us, so what better way to have a break from everything than head up into North of Wales?! Snowdonia is a National … Continue reading Snowdonia, North Wales – January 2020
The city of Budapest in Hungary is situated either side of the River Danube. Until 1873, hilly Buda and relatively flat Pest were actually two completely separate cities bisected by the river, until they were joined by bridges to become one. There are still slight differences visible between the two sides, with Buda definitely being … Continue reading A short break in Budapest, Hungary – December 2019
Welcome to part 2 of the Lisbon thread - again this will be divided into different areas of Lisbon so you can see what attractions are close to each other - very useful for planning! In case you haven't read part 1 yet, make sure to go and have a look at that as well … Continue reading 5 fun-filled summer days in Lisbon – Part 2
Hi all, Zoe here, its been a while... Things have been kind of weird recently. What with Cardiff University stopping all face-to-face teaching for the rest of the academic year and all of my exams being cancelled - meaning my first year is basically over already. I've now moved everything back home so getting used … Continue reading 5 fun-filled summer days in Lisbon – Part 1
The Danes are known to be some of the happiest people in the world (according to various random rankings), so we thought we'd give this city a try in August (2019). Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, and is situated on the 2 coastal islands of Zealand and Amager. Despite it's slightly uncommon format, the … Continue reading The Best of Copenhagen
For the final part of our Canada tour, we flew four and a half hours from Vancouver to Toronto, Ontario. This was a pretty smooth journey if I'm honest. from catching a train to get to the airport to catching a train at the other end, it was all stress free. I decided to put … Continue reading Exploring Toronto and Niagara in 2 days
The city of Vancouver is one of Canada’s densest, most ethnically diverse cities, which means there is a lot to see and do suitable for all tastes. Here's what we did in the limited time we had there: What we did Cycle around Stanley Park It was a lovely sunny day in Vancouver, the perfect … Continue reading Vancouver in 3(ish) days – what we discovered
The small town of Ucluelet is situated on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It is about a 3 hour drive from the ferry port at Nanaimo, and that combined with journey from Whistler to Vancouver and riding a ferry for 2 hours meant this was our longest journey between places yet. … Continue reading How to fill 3 nights in Ucluelet, BC, Canada
I can't believe that we have crammed all of what I have talked about so far into one week! I feel like there's so much more of Alberta and British Columbia to explore, but unfortunately we just didn't have time to fit it all in - I'll just have to come back again! Location of … Continue reading Western Canada road-trip – 2 nights in Whistler, BC
Sun Peaks isn't really somewhere many people think of visiting when they are in Canada. However, it was the perfect overnight stop when travelling from Jasper to Whistler, otherwise it would have been a 10 hour journey! As it is, the journey from Jasper to Sun Peaks takes 5 hours plus stops, so this portion … Continue reading A quick stop off in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada
Jasper in Alberta was the third overnight stop on our Canadian fly-drive. The drive between Lake Louise and Jasper is around 3 hours so it really needs breaking up, which is exactly what we did. Location of Jasper on our road trip map What to do Icefields Parkway Okay so this isn't actually a 'stop' … Continue reading How to spend 2 nights in Jasper, Canada
For the third night of our Canada adventure we spent the day in the Lake Louise area. This beautiful region of the Rockies is only about 1 hour from Banff, but be sure to take the Bow Valley Parkway rather than highway 1 as the drive is so much prettier on the backroads. This is … Continue reading Highlights in and around Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
Banff was our first stop on our Canada roadtrip that we did in July this year. In this post, I will be talking about what we did whilst in Banff, as well as a bit about where we stayed and ate in this ski town in the Rockies. The location of Banff (circled in red) … Continue reading 2 nights in Banff, Alberta, Canada
Welcome to the second and final part of the Milan series (I felt it was too long to put this all in one post!). I have split this post into the following sections to help you out: . Transport . Accommodation . Things to note . Other things I hoped to do but we couldn’t … Continue reading 24 hours in Milan – Part 2
I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while but as a lot of you know I have been road-tripping around Western Canada and haven’t had much time or enough WiFi to upload! Anyway, I’m back and gosh do I have a lot to write about! But first, I wanted to write about a very short … Continue reading 24 hours in Milan – Part 1
Singapore is a place that has always intrigued me, and after a short visit I can say it is a place that more than lives up to its clean and modern image. Here's a quick overview of what I did and what I'd recommend for a short stay. Where I stayed - Fairmont Hotel Singapore … Continue reading 72 Hours in Singapore – What to do
Hong Kong is a country that had long been on my bucket list, but with (slightly less than) 72 hours and no immediate plans to return it was always going to be difficult to cram in as much as possible. Here's my experiences. The first thing to hit you when visiting Hong Kong is the … Continue reading 72 Hours in Hong Kong – What to do
Day 7 - Saturday 28th July 2019 Our day didn't quite go to plan from the beginning, as it was a rather wet, rainy and thunder stormy day which we weren't expecting. The plan was to pop over to Lake Thun in the morning and rent a couple of kayaks for the morning and go … Continue reading One week in Interlaken – Day 7
Day 6 - Friday 27th July 2018 Today was our last full day and it was a scorcher. We had already decided that today was going to be based around Lake Thun and the boat that stops off at many different points around the lake. You can see all the stops the boat makes by … Continue reading One week in Interlaken – Day 6
Day 5 - Wednesday 26th July 2018 Today was a super busy day after our much more relaxing one yesterday. Early in the morning we headed to Interlaken East station to make the most of the day. We purchased tickets that took us from this station up to Jungfraujoch - a saddle between Jungfrau and … Continue reading One week in Interlaken – Day 5
Day 4 - Wednesday 25th July 2018 After a couple of full-on days we decided to have a slightly more relaxing and slower-paced one. Our base for the day was on the edge of Lake Brienz at Strandbad Bönigen, just a short bus journey from where we were staying. Here there was a 25m outdoor … Continue reading One week in Interlaken – Day 4
Day 3 - Tuesday 24th July 2019 It was another early start today (it's the best way to guarantee you're going to be able to see everything before it closes as some things take quite a bit longer than you might think they will!) Catching a train from Interlaken East to Lauterbrunnen takes about 20 … Continue reading One week in Interlaken – Day 3
Day 2 - Monday 23rd July 2018 We all woke up nice and early for our first whole day in Interlaken - I think we were all a bit excited to go out exploring. After having some breakfast in the apartment and packing our lunches for the day (Switzerland is expensive, we wanted to cut … Continue reading One week in Interlaken – Day 2
Last July, my family and I decided to visit the traditional resort town of Interlaken in the mountainous Bernese Oberland region of central Switzerland. Its name very cleverly comes from its location, as this town is squeezed in a relatively narrow strip between the two lakes of Thun and Brienz - interlaken literally means 'between … Continue reading One week in Interlaken – Introduction and Day 1
When we went to Croatia last July, we decided to take a day trip to this beautiful country. We booked our tour through GetYourGuide for about £50 each (not dirt cheap but for a whole day our including travel and a fantastic guide it felt like really good value). It was such an interesting and … Continue reading Day trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina – why go?
It feels like some people are so obsessed with international travel and saying they've been to all these far-flung places that actually they forget what is right on their doorstep. I have to say that I am guilty of this too, despite living in the UK all my life I have visited so little of … Continue reading 2019 Easter weekend in the Peak District
The Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award is for young people between 14 and 24 years old who want to challenge themselves, build invaluable skills and, most of all, have fun. Plus, you get to travel and hike in places you've never been before, and these could even be in a different country. I have done … Continue reading Why the Duke of Edinburgh Award is the best thing any young person can do
On the 11th of April 2018 we set off early in the morning for a geography school trip to Naples. It ended up being a lot more eventful (for the right reasons) than we thought it would be and we want to share with you the highlights in this post. As you will probably realise, … Continue reading Southern Italy – Our last ever school trip… and the first ever ‘I love you’
David has been living in Cardiff for 8 months now, so obviously he's been to a lot more places than me! However, I decided to make a post about what we have done in and around Cardiff together without a car, with the main aim of encouraging people to come and visit this diverse and … Continue reading Exploring Cardiff – what we’ve seen together so far
Showcasing the mix of the old and the new at Cardiff Bay I thought I should do a post on this because I have become quite a frequent visitor to Wales’ capital city. I started writing this when I was on the way to Cardiff for the very last time as a visitor – the … Continue reading London to Cardiff – the best ways to travel
As part of the Cardiff blog series we wanted to talk about the places we have eaten at in Cardiff. To be honest, we don't very often go out for a meal as we prefer to save our money and eat in, but we still want to review the places we have been to give … Continue reading Places to eat in Cardiff
My favourite photo of the trip - with the whole reason we decided on Prague as the focus Overview of our break The first international travel destination of the year, in a totally new country for us both, to celebrate our birthdays / anniversary – I don’t think we could have picked a better way to do … Continue reading The City of Prague – What we did
As we live in the UK, Europe is the cheapest and most accessible place to travel. A few weeks ago we went on a trip to Prague which was absolutely beautiful (see our blog post for more info - coming soon). But the items in this packing list is pretty much uniform with any other … Continue reading What to pack for a Spring weekend in Europe
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