One of the best ways of truly living your dream and going after the kind of life you want, is to learn skills you need to take you there. Sounds cheesy but it’s just one of those really obvious things in life. Beyonce isn’t ‘Beyonce’ just because she was ‘naturally gifted at singing’, Beyonce is … Continue Reading

You always start off with grand plans – it’s gonna be all great, healthy balanced, fruit and vegetable-filled meals when you travel but somehow, hunger, desperation and food-envy lead you down the wrong path of eating the worst kind of food. This is great when you’re away from home for a few days or even … Continue Reading

These words struck such a cord with me as they are very much in line with the first point I made in this post here. Here’s hoping these sage words of wisdom courtesy of Meryl Streep gives you some strength, courage or even a bit of cheering up this week… “I no longer have patience for certain … Continue Reading

Tuscany is an incredible region of Italy… dare I say it, one of my favourites (shhh, don’t tell the others). With its mountains of delicious food, yummy wine, stunning towns and beautiful traditions, Tuscany really is an incredible region to explore In Italy. Our last visit to Tuscany was during a group holiday, where we … Continue Reading

House hunting in London is one of the most stressful things you can do in the UK. It is probably what whoever coined the term “Rat Race” had in mind when he/she did. It’s genuinely exhausting and unbelievably time-consuming but after moving homes quite a few times in London, I’ve become something of an old … Continue Reading

The world has no shortage of diverse cultures, individuals and indeed, benchmarks for success. Everyone seems to be constantly chasing one goal or the other regardless of what part of the world they live in yet one of the biggest things that travelling across the world always highlight is how similar we all are. We’re all … Continue Reading

Okay, we’ve all been there, we’ve got over-ambitious plans to see and do everything when we travel. It’s kind of a given, especially if you want to explore and see as much of new cities and countries as humanly possible. That being said, there’s always that niggling critter of financing that tends to bite at … Continue Reading

Today, while I was randomly perusing Pinterest (and simultaneous nursing my post-lunch food belly), I came across a couple of rather interesting photography cheat sheets that I haven’t seen around but which I find pretty much on the money. Usually I’m not a fan of sharing infographics or anything that looks remotely like one (I’m not … Continue Reading

Do not leave home without downloading this on your phone, and they’re all free! I’m something of an apps hoarder, I have almost 5 pages of app folder; not just pages of apps, apps within app folders and as you can imagine my apps count (as in the ones actually installed on my phone) is … Continue Reading

** Competitions now closed** It’s that time of the month again! Our round-up of various ways for you to potentially travel the world for free! Like I always say – the only thing better than getting to travel the world is getting to travel the world for free so here it goes… 1.) Go on … Continue Reading

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” Mark Twain The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognise you as a tourist. Russell Baker People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the … Continue Reading

These are random thoughts that either crossed my mind (which I knew I had to share with you) plus one that really struck a chord with me. Hope in some little way, this adds a little something to your day… 1.) Don’t always accept what people say as being correct all the time, even when … Continue Reading

Sometimes, it’s so easy to get distracted by everything that’s going on around you that you lose sight of who you truly are. It brings to mind a thing statisticians call separating “the signal” from “the noise“. “The signal” is that thing that you truly are – a truth that no one can shake, that … Continue Reading

Although I haven’t spoken about this, I wanted to share with you my deeply personal experience of travelling over the last two years. Let me first set some context, Yaya and I have been fortunate to visit some incredible places; places that spur me to see, explore, experience and make the most of every opportunity. … Continue Reading