Visiting Castelo de São Jorge was my favourite activity in Lisbon! The castle was built in the 11th century and sits on a hilltop overlooking Lisbon and the Tagus River. As with… Read More
São Jorge Castle, Lisbon
Category: Travel
Visiting the Berlin Wall
With only a day and a half to explore Berlin, there was one thing was at the top of our list. The Berlin Wall. Or ‘Berliner Mauer’ if you speak German.… Read More
Tile mania in Lisbon
Taking a million photos of Lisbon tiles seemed like a good idea… until I had to sort through them all. But I’m a sucker for pattern and colour so I knew… Read More
Praia Da Mata
Praia Da Mata in Lisbon is hands down the nicest beach I’ve visited. We took the ferry from Lisbon to Cacilhas and after a short drive, arrived at soft sand, dunes and deep… Read More
The kindest lady in Lisbon
Meet the kindest lady in Lisbon. I was visiting for work last week with five other people from my team. On the way back from Castelo de Sao Jorge, the… Read More
El Sueño Jardin Botanico
Last month we visited El Sueño botanical gardens in Spain. El Sueno translates to ‘the dream’ and the garden is owned by family friends Pedro and Lucre. We called in one… Read More
South Coast Tour, Iceland
We only booked one tour before heading out to Iceland; the South Coast Tour with Time Tours. Neither of us had done anything like this before which made us reluctant to… Read More
Spanish garden in Winter
Last week Scott and I jetted off to Spain to visit family. I hadn’t realised how much I needed a good dose of sunshine until I felt it on my skin. Spanish… Read More
Northern Lights, Iceland
Seeing the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) in Iceland was a bit of a dream come true. They’ve been high up on my bucket list for a long time. Several factors… Read More
Reykjavik Erupts
Reykjavik Erupts was a bit of a last minute tour booking. We called in at one of the tourist information centres and booked it the day before and I’m so… Read More
Hiking Esja, Reykjavík
Mount Esja was the one that almost got away. Every morning we checked the weather forecast but it was too wet and windy to hike safely. So we held off,… Read More
Good restaurants in Reykjavik
I’m taking a break from the current Iceland landscape mania on here to show you some food instead! Everything we ate in Reykjavik was fantastic, we honestly didn’t have a bad meal.… Read More