If you’re visiting the Big Apple, then you’ll want to make sure you see one of the current Broadway shows in New York. It’s the perfect way to spend an evening in New York or even an afternoon while visiting Manhattan. Whenever we visit New York, we always book at least one Broadway performance for … Continue Reading
After leaving the amazing ancient lost Kingdom of Petra, our next stop in Jordan would be in Wadi Rum, the desert so famous you’ve already seen it even if you hadn’t realised it at the time. So many movies have been filmed here, like Dune, The Martian, Aladdin, Prometheus and quite a few Star Wars … Continue Reading
Welcome to Hand Luggage Only! This is our travel blog and my very first blog post. I plan on sharing my travels on here, giving you some insight into my experiences and hopefully help you plan your travel too! If you have any tips or questions, do let me know. 🙂
Thanks to the amazing weather in Florida all year round, there are a whole host of things to do when you visit Florida but one of the key attractions is most definitely taking a visit to The Everglades. The Everglades is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is the largest designated sub-tropical wilderness reserve on … Continue Reading
It comes as no surprise to most that I like a nice mix when it comes to apartment furniture so you can imagine my delight when I got the keys to this apartment in Lisbon. Actually, I should probably take a few steps back. We decided to go to Lisbon to celebrate a few birthdays … Continue Reading
Okay, another exaggeration here (what’s with me and hyperbole today???) but I’m so excited so it is important dammit! Haha! 🙂 A couple of weeks ago, while exploring Singapore, I mentioned going to the Marina Bay Sands which is amazing and chok-a-block of expensive stores, nice restaurants and general tourist distractions. Anyway, one of the … Continue Reading
You arrive in the hotel after an early morning flight – what the first thing you do? Get some sustenance! Upon arrival in Porto, this is exactly what we did – got my priorities straight you see. Hehehe! After wandering around for a bit, we finally found this restaurant on the waterfront and figured it was … Continue Reading
My first meal in (albeit on my second trip to) Amsterdam was a KFC meal. I felt so guilty afterwards but, I thought to myself, “I’ve been to Amsterdam before and the KFC branch is just right there… and I’m really starving”. Needless to say, I rationalised it to myself and 30 minutes later, carb-ed up and … Continue Reading
1.) At the Louvre in Paris, France 2.) View of Portugal from São Jorge Castle, Lisbon 3.) On Palm Beach, Sydney, Australia 4.) Maya Bay, Thailand 5.) Phi Phi Island, Thailand 6.) Infinity Pool at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 7.) View from the Top of the O2, London, UK 8.) Rice Fields in Bali, Indonesia 9.) … Continue Reading
Even the grumpiest of people appreciate a good sunset! There just something about sunsets that makes people wanna do things from whip out their cameras/phones, strip off and start dancing (or is that just me?) to have to pick up their jaws from the floor and here are some of the best places out there … Continue Reading
I just had to share a few of my favourite photos from Europe with you. It’s such a gorgeous continent and there’s so much beauty. Anyway., this is a really brief post but I knew I just had to share them… 17 Colourful Towns And Cities To Visit In Europe
We’ve all been there. You’ve arrived excited you’re so busy sightseeing and taking photos that you’ve almost forgotten entirely about the needs of your stomach which at the most awkward moment decides to start growling like a beast and won’t stop until it’s been fed. Well if that should ever happen to you when you’re … Continue Reading
Moving to a different country can be one of the most exciting yet most daunting things a person can do! I have been fortunate enough to have lived, both in different countries and in vastly different cities in these different countries (I’ve lived in Africa, Europe and Asia) and can definitely say that over time, … Continue Reading
1.) Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany: I expect Elsa to burst out singing from this castle at any moment! 2.) Bamboo Forest, Japan: The pure essence of calmness and serenity. 3.) Pena National Palace, Portugal: Looks like the birth place of adventure and summer romance! 4.) Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland: Somewhere in here is a princess (or … Continue Reading
