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Pre-travel checklist: Things to do before you go on holiday
Yay you’ve booked your travel adventures! But something is stressing you that you might be missing something? I know the feeling! I actually made this pre-travel checklist before heading off for my own 2 month trip away. Now I use it every time as the ultimate guide to keep…
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First time visit to Yosemite National Park: A Practical Guide
This ‘First time visit to Yosemite National Park: A Pracitcial Guide’ has everything you need to know for planning your trip. It follows our itinerary for 1, 2, and 3 days so you can be sure your trip really captures the highlights and MUST SEES of this incredible National…
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Giving Blood for the first time: What to expect and how to prepare
Trigger Warning- blood and needles If doing more acts of kindness was one of your New Year resolutions, but you don’t know where to start or how much time you can realistically spare; giving blood takes roughly one hour of your time every 3-4 months, and it could save…
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How to spend a long weekend in Berlin: An Ultimate 3 day guide to Germany’s capital
A long weekend in Berlin My first visit to Germany, and what an impression it made. Berlin is super cool, inclusive, and quirky. I feel it gave Bristol mixed with London vibes, and yet completely unique in its own right and totally different from anywhere I have visited. We…
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Couch to…10K? I signed up for a race and only had 9 weeks to train!
Recently at work, a colleague and I were discussing the results of the women’s football and when asked if I played myself, I said no, but that I was really sporty… the word left my mouth before stopping to consider. Am I sporty? I’ve always considered myself as a…
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Two cool day trips from Dubrovnik: Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina!
If you have read my blog post on how to spend two days in Dubrovnik, you’ll know that there are loads of things to do in the city! But another cool thing about Dubrovnik is how close it is to Croatia’s neighbouring Balkan Countries! We took two amazing day…
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How to spend two days in Dubrovnik, Croatia
Characterised by its smooth marbled pedestrian walkways, pretty alleyways, and terracotta rooftops, the UNESCO city of Dubrovnik is full of history and energy. We stayed in Dubrovnik for 5 nights, but with travelling and other excursions including these cool day trips from Dubrovnik, we had two full days in…
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Aligners; my best act of self-care. Tips from an experienced Invisaligner.
64 of those plastic trays later and I am… done? My teeth are by no means perfect, but such an improvement, and what a difference it has made to my confidence. As a child, I sucked my thumb, my dentist warned my parents how this may affect my bite…
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Ultimate Guide to the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
After spending two amazing weeks on the Gold Coast visiting my older brother, this beautiful place will always hold a special place in my heart. Stretching for 42km/25miles, the Gold Coast is full of stunning beaches, wildlife, rainforests, charity shops, and cute cafés. I had the most wonderful time here!…
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How to survive a long haul flight: Tips for the anxious traveller
My first solo trip outside of Europe was in 2015 when I was 19 years old. I was on my way to 3 weeks in Vietnam, and I had no idea how to survive a long haul flight. Nearly 8 years on I flew from the UK to Australia;…