I’m a huge fan of travel and I’m pretty certain you are too. Before I go on however, I would like to point out that this post is in no way trying to have a dig at those amazing people who have quit their jobs to travel the world. To leave a job and travel … Continue Reading

The United States is huge! Honestly, you’ll come to realise this once you start to plan your trip and realise how many incredible cities, awesome national parks and a heap of islands, too. This is exactly why I wanted to share some of the must-see places in the USA to visit on your trip.   Now, … Continue Reading

First off a bit of context – our friends Alex (one of the brains behind the amazing – Design Box London) and Jamie invited us to celebrate their birthday and I’m pretty sure I RSVP’d even before I received the invite! Celebration time with these two is always bound to be fun. I still have … Continue Reading

There’s a shed load of charming cities, stunning national parks and a heap of beautiful little islands in England to go exploring. Not only that, but there’s also a heap of historic towns to visit in England that are dotted all across the country, too. From the beautiful spots in the south of England to … Continue Reading

There’s going to be a new feature on the Hand Luggage Only website! WHOOP WHOOP!!! 😉 And it’s one that we hope you will find useful… Okay, this is very much new and we’re very open to suggestion on how to improve it as we go along but you know how I constantly go on and on … Continue Reading

I recently discovered an amazing food market in London. It’s in Leather Lane and has all sorts of food stall from all over the world which just entice you with the mouth watering sights and delicious fragrances coming from them. Once I was actually able to contain my excitement (which I was only able to … Continue Reading

Greece is an incredible country to explore. I mean, the climate, food, friendly people make it a perfect place for a holiday. Though Greece is vast and it can be quite difficult to actually nail down exactly where to visit, especially when it comes to the best Greek islands to visit.   That being said, the … Continue Reading

As you know from Instagram, we visited Croatia recently and as you could probably tell from the numerous photos we kept posting, Croatia is an amazing place to visit! It’s very little wonder why it’s quickly becoming a favourite holiday destination for quite a lot of us. This trip to Croatia was my very first … Continue Reading

After our exciting news about our adventure next week, I wanted to do some research into the most dramatic landscapes and blissfully beautiful locations that I want to re-visit and explore and explore, over and over again. It probably sounds strange, but when it gets really sunny in London (like today), my mind starts to … Continue Reading

These Fjords are UNESCO World Heritage sites for a reason! I have so much yet to tell you about our trip to Norway but I’ve been wanting to show you photos from when we saw the Fjords for so long now that I just couldn’t hold out any longer! The train ride to Flam is … Continue Reading

Train travel these days is no longer just about getting from point A to point B. It’s evolved long past that now and can sometimes be a fantastic way to take in as much of the natural sights in whatever country you’ve visited at a quicker pace. Train travel in the UK is pretty much … Continue Reading

I kid you not. And it’s apparently really good. It’s got lions and tigers and bears (oh my!)… and other animals of course – elephants, rhinos, giraffes… the lot! Until a week ago, I had no idea until my brother mentioned it to me. With Scotland’s dramatically beautiful landscape, it makes sense that if there … Continue Reading

I just got a new camera and I’m chuffed to bits about it. I started to feel a bit like I’d outgrown my other camera (I’d had it for years) and I finally decided to go up a notch and get a full-frame camera. The only thing is I now have the whole ‘new camera’ … Continue Reading

I have raved over and over again about how amazing taking the train from Bergen to Flam (home of one of Norway’s majestic, UNESCO World Heritage Fjords) is and I finally have evidence of it! It’s easily the most amazing train ride I’ve been on and one that totally turned my perception of train journeys … Continue Reading