Personal

Personal Blogs

These are all of my blogs about personal things. 

From learning more about my life, to teaching you some of the things I’ve learned in my time as a blogger, and plans for my future, find out more about my personal life right here. 

Happy exploring!

10 Tips For Stress Free Travel

Exploring King's Cross, London

From choosing the right case for your trip, to entertainment for long journeys and genius tips that will change the way you pack forever, don’t leave home before reading my top tips for stress free travel. 

There’s no denying it, travelling can be stressful. It doesn’t matter whether you’re planning a big adventure half way across the world, or a weekend break close to home, there’s a lot to think about.

It’s easy to let the worries surrounding packing and logistics get the better of you, BUT… holidays are supposed to be fun; if you start off at anxiety level 100, you won’t feel the full benefit of being away!

I’ve teamed up with Premier Inn to bring you my top 10 tips for stress free travel, so that you can have a relaxing, enjoyable holiday this summer. Recently, I checked into Premier Inn King’s Cross for a quick one night stay; from exploring the local neighbourhood to putting my travel tips into action, I had such a great time.

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A Little Engagement Story

When he proposed!

Time for a little personal update as errrr… something pretty massive happened recently!

As you may remember, at the end of March I was getting VERY excited for our holiday to Thailand. We’d spent months planning it and had created our dream trip. Well it turns out Macca was excited to go to Thailand too, but for completely different reasons to me.

The day we left turned into one of those never-ending travel days. We spent 20+ hours travelling from London to Bangkok, then down to the island of Koh Lanta. We went from bus to tube to plane to plane to minibus.

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My Blogging Appraisal Of 2018

Enjoying views from Split's Bell Tower

Some exciting highlights, a few lows, and a quick look ahead to 2019. This is my blogging appraisal of 2018.

Last year around this time I wrote my first ever blogging appraisal. It’s always a reflective time of year, yet as I am self-employed, I don’t get to work through my career progression, talk about the highs and lows, the things I’ve achieved and the things that need to be improved. So, as I enjoyed writing one last year, and you guys chose to read it (thank you!!) I thought we could do it again. Let’s grab a coffee, no make mine a glass of wine, and see how it goes?

Enjoying the tapas bars in Barcelona
Enjoying the tapas bars in Barcelona

2018 has been another busy year. Last year I said I was planning to slow down a bit, and while I’d say I did… I still kept up a pretty speedy pace at times!

In numbers 2018 looks like this: 15 different countries visited including three brand new ones (Singapore, Malaysia and Japan) and 42 flights. To put that into perspective, that works out as one flight every eight days. Don’t worry I’m still committed to planting trees in our aptly named Blogger Grove.

85+ blogs written and published, thousands of photos snapped, edited and uploaded. This one was one of my fave from the year.

It was the year of semi-settling as my boyfriend and I moved into a lovely little flat in West London, and celebrated our three year anniversary. Read more about a few of this year’s biggest decisions here: The Future And Buying Pot Plants

The year of returning to a country that holds some super special memories from the start of this blog, and the year of finally travelling to a destination that has been at the top of my bucket list for a very long time!

And the year of continuing to do what I love… well most of the time anyway!

So, let’s start this appraisal with a few highs…

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How To Become a House Sitter (And Travel The World On A Budget)

Perfect beach scene in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

House sitting offers you free accommodation in amazing locations around the world. Plus, you get the bonus of looking after some cute pets along the way! Find out how to become a house sitter and where to find dog and cat sitting jobs too. 

The thing about us travel bloggers is we’re never in one place for long. But with that lifestyle comes the problem of where to live.

Playing with Enzo at our first house sitting assignment
Playing with Enzo at our first house sitting assignment

Last year, I spent several months living in London, a month in South America and jetted off on 47 flights to 16 different countries. In between trips I spent a week or two at home. Yes my family home. I knew it was temporary but it still took some getting used to! Goodbye London life, independence and quick drinks with friends after work. But then again, how often was I even in the country to do that these days anyway?

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