With our treasure hunt in Helsinki’s business district over, we headed straight back to the Hotel Scandic Paasi to show off our finds for the Scandic Hotels #Nordics48h mini challenege, grab a bite or two to eat and have some much needed and well-earned ‘Loyly’ time. Loyly by the way is the steam that comes from … Continue Reading
Salar de Uyuni or more commonly referred to (in English at least) as the Bolivian Salt Flats. Chances are that you’ve either been there to see them in person or that you’ve seen those photos of your friends playing around with perspectives and pretending to eat, trample or pick each other up like ants. For the … Continue Reading
Summer time’s here and you know what that means – POOL TIME! One of our favourite things to do whenever we visit anywhere warm is to figure out a way to spend some time in the pool! Even when the four of us were road tripping across America, it didn’t matter what time we arrived … Continue Reading
It’s been a while since I’ve had one of these kinda days in London… London is glorious in summer time! There’s just so much more stuff to do and with the sun shining brightly, very little excuse not to to do said stuff! Even on slightly overcast days like today, the sun managed to peek … Continue Reading
I get A LOT of travel inspiration from travel bloggers. Unique stories of places I’ve never been before, recommendations on places to visit and tips and tricks to help me travel the world more is such an invaluable source of information and one that I am always grateful for. Blogging has always been a two-way street … Continue Reading
Permit me to skip about half a day of our Nordics4 48 hour challenge to walk you through the brilliant Finnish city of Helsinki. Needless to say, I will go back and let you know what we got up to in the night after our evening of ‘treasure hunting’ in Helsinki but I just got too … Continue Reading
After our climb up to Pulpit Rock, we finally arrive at the Scandic City Hotel Stavanger at about 1.30am, cold, exhausted but utterly and thoroughly satisfied! Needless to say, I fell asleep almost immediately! Breakfast the next day at the hotel was quite a fantastic and indulgent affair. Basically, there wasn’t anything that would classify as … Continue Reading
Some of these you may already know. Some of these may be new. In any case, it’s always worth remembering each of these steps – especially so when you have a deep yearning to travel and it somehow just seems like its an unrealistic goal. These steps also apply to so many other things in life … Continue Reading
** Competitions now closed** It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these but seeing as summer time is upon us and lots of holiday planning has started, I figured it makes sense to pull together this starter for 10 and hopefully, in some little way, help you see more of the world.. and … Continue Reading
This was probably one of the biggest gifts I personally got on our trip across the Nordics with Scandic and I will explain why later on. I don’t think even Scandic realised it at the time  – I definitely didn’t) but before all that, let’s cover everything you need to know about getting to Pulpit Rock and the Lysefjord. … Continue Reading
Santorini is an amazing island to visit in Greece. The whitewashed houses, picturesque sunsets, beautiful clifftop towns and amazing weather all make for an amazing idyllic getaway. Not only that but there are loads of top foods to eat in Santorini that’ll keep you stuffed for your whole trip. Of course, you’ve got many epic … Continue Reading
Arrive at the bus/car stop next to Koutoubia Mosque… Head off towards the main square – Jemaa el-Fnaa (which is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage site and actually inspired that list)… Pop into the souks… Perhaps even stop for a little treat… Head through winding maps and alleyways. If you’ve never been before, perhaps go armed with … Continue Reading
If you’ve been on our Instagram, Facebook or Twitter lately, then you already know about our#Nordics48h challenge. If you haven’t then here’s the lowdown – Scandic hotels invited us on a bit of a challenge to explore the Nordics in 48 hours. We had no clue where we would be going to, what we would be … Continue Reading
Woohooo!!! I have finally gotten round to editing the video from our time in Cinque Terre! Looking through the clips today while editing the video reminded me of how amazing Cinque Terre is… I wanna go back as soon as possible and stay for much longer! 🙂 Without further ado, here’s our video diary from … Continue Reading
