There are a few main things that people go to see in Istanbul, after those, the question arises – what’s next? Not wanting to be tempted to buy stuff we don’t need, we hadn’t really thought about the souqs, but … Continue reading Inside Istanbul
The nice thing about our local airport is that the number of destinations is growing every year. Having just found out we could take two weeks off in a weeks time, we scanned Skyscanner for a cheap deal and Turkish … Continue reading Exploring Istanbul
So, after years of talking about it, we finally did it. Throwing caution to the wind and ignoring the small voice in the back of heads telling us to put the money into our mortgage – we bought a campervan! … Continue reading Joining the #Vanlife (part time)
Sometimes things just work out for the best. Our trip to Poland was all set, flying out to Rzeszow for a long weekend staying with friends, but at the last minute they couldn’t come, so we had to make an … Continue reading Cracking Krakow
When we got the opportunity to go to Japan it was out of the blue, and with 3 weeks notice. It wasn’t on our radar so some quick research ensued before a slightly frantic internet search to book flights, internal … Continue reading Behind the silence – Japan
Dubai is one of those places where you know what you are going to get. The sun always shines, the sand is always a bit too hot and the water parks are the best in the world! Each time we … Continue reading Always Sunny in Dubai!
So, everyone has a dream, some are small, attainable things, others seem huge and far away. One of my dreams has always been to set off into the unknown, to explore, see things, have adventures without needing to come back. … Continue reading Van Life
No trip to Seward, Alaska is complete without a boat trip out into Ressurection Bay to search for whales. We headed out with Major Marine Tours after staying in their Harbour 360 hotel the night before. After a drizzly and … Continue reading Whales, Eagles and Otters
Our introduction to Alaska was a strange one. Having flown into to Anchorage from Seattle we were all set for our connecting flight north, heading to Fairbanks. It was clear from the minute we got off the plane that the … Continue reading Alaskan Adventure
Iceland isn’t all Reykjavik and geysers, by hiring a car you can get out of the well trodden golden circle and explore more of what this place has to offer. We did exactly that, heading north to Stykkisholmur on the … Continue reading Boats, sushi and funky Churches
You don’t have to go far in Iceland to find evidence that the earth is alive. The popular ‘Golden Circle”tour highlights some of the amazing features this place has to offer, so after some research we decided to hire a … Continue reading The earth is alive
Read any tourist guide about Iceland and the Blue Lagoon is sure to feature in their top ten things to do. Having spoken to several people who had been, I wasn’t sure about whether or not it was somewhere I … Continue reading Blue Lagoon – fire and ice
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