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, …
How to Get Away with Murder (AKA Traveling with Sisters)
As the title suggests, traveling with family, or anyone really, can be quite challenging; hopefully none of your trips have resulted in murdering one of your travel companions but sometimes you can feel very close to it! There are pros and cons to traveling with other people – as I travel with my sisters I …
It’s not too late to get your summer body with E’lifexir – Natural Beauty Review
So if you’re anything like me, at the start of the year you made a new year resolution to get fit and healthy and have your summer body ready for your holidays. But you don’t want to join a gym in January because it’s too busy, then it’s too cold to go out to the …
Summer Holiday Essentials Packing List
So summer is officially upon us and it’s nearly the school holidays too which means you’re probably starting to think of all the fabulous holidays you’ll be going on this year. But… everyone knows the worst part of going on a holiday is packing for it! The dilemma of how many outfits is too many …
8 Reasons Why Visiting Disney is Not Just For Kids
I’m often told visiting Disney is just for kids, especially by the children in my class who have great joy in telling me the Mickey Mouse in my photos is just a person in a costume. But I beg to differ and here are my reasons why Disney is good even as an adult: *Disclosure* …
A Book with a View: What I read in South Africa
Last summer I was fortunate enough to spend some time in South Africa on a horseback safari in the KwaZulu-Natal province. I stayed at the luxury Pakamisa Lodge and had an absolutely extraordinary time there. I thoroughly recommend Pakamisa; Isabella, the owner, is one of the most hospitable people I have ever met and Sarah, …
Changes to the Ryanair Hand Luggage Policy – 2019 Update
In January 2018, the Ryanair hand luggage policy was changed drastically. Historically, every passenger was allowed to take two pieces of hand luggage aboard the plane for free. This was then changed to only being allowed one piece on board and a second taken off you at the gate and placed under the plane for …
How to Pack your Holiday into a Carry-On Bag – Packing Guide and Essentials
In the past year, I’ve been on 4 holidays flying with budget airlines. None of these have included checked in luggage. So I’ve learnt to pack light in order to save me adding it as an extra which can get pretty expensive. There are plenty of packing tips and hacks to help when you need …
The Real Cost of Study Abroad
Australia was a big trip for me; not sure you can even call it a trip since I was there for 6 months. So I’m going to split my time in Australia up into a series of short posts. This first post will be focusing on study abroad and why it’s such a good opportunity. …
Meet Jess
Hi there, I’m Jess. I’m the youngest of the Fairies but by no means, the least traveled. I’m 21 and live in London, where I study English Literature at university. I work as a book editor, so I’m also the editor of the blog (I occasionally add things to my sisters’ posts – as all …