Winter can be one of the most magical times of the year. With Christmas and New Year and often some time off work, people use winter to see friends and family they may not have seen in a while. But, for many, winter is also a season of cold and wet and not much sunshine. …
Top 6 Countries In Need Of Your Visit
The current situation has put a strain on a lot of things. One thing taking a lot of strain at the moment is the world economy, so there a lot of countries that need your visit when borders reopen. With whole countries in lockdown and strict limitations on global import and export a lot of …
Top 10 Places that look like the End of the World
With the current empty streets making it look like the end of the world has come early, I was inspired to take a look at other places in the world where the apocalypse seems to have already happened. (Not that the current situation is the end of the world… it just sort of looks like …
Wanderlust Movies that allow you to travel without leaving home
Sometimes all you want to do is hop on a plane and go somewhere new. Sometimes all you want to do is sit on the sofa and binge-watch movies and sometimes that’s all you can do! This list of 10 wanderlust movies will hopefully inspire you to want to do both and allow you to …
How To Get Around London Like A Londoner
London is a big city and it’s full of (far too many) people. This includes the millions of tourists that flood to London every year but also the residents of London who live and work in the city day in, day out. When you’re visiting London for the first time it can be quite daunting …
Armchair Tourists: Books That Take You To Extraordinary Places
Stephen King once wrote that books are a ‘uniquely portable magic’ and I wholeheartedly agree with him. I would love to be traveling all the time, however, I have to work and study and generally live an adult life so that’s not really a possibility. What I can do, and love to do, is read. …
5 Ukraine Travel Tips to Know Before You Visit
I’ve just returned from L’viv, Ukraine and whilst I’ve had a decent vacation, I have found some struggles with the trip. If you want to have a slightly better trip than me there are a few Ukraine travel tips you should take into account to prepare and learn from my mistakes. So here is a …
Romantic Advice: London Edition
Recently one of the staff at my work asked me for romantic advice – because I am so clearly great with all the ladies! He wanted to take a girl out for Valentine’s Day and asked me ‘What do girls like to do?’. I responded to this by telling him that wasn’t the question to …
New Year, New View
It’s almost the end of January. For most people that means they’ve already given up on their New Year’s Resolutions – eat better, go to the gym, travel more… Last week my fellow fairy wrote about why it’s good to make travel plans. This week I’m writing about how to make travel resolutions that are …
Solo Adventures: How to travel Alone!
Whilst traveling with friends and family can be a wonderful experience, sometimes it’s nice to get away from it all and have a solo adventure. Just pack your bags and head off alone with no one to worry about but yourself. It’s often the way I travel, and in many ways it’s what I prefer, …