We had been warned about the famous Scottish rain. We had been told that Scotland only experiences 57 totally dry days a year where the ground isn’t soaked with rain. Well. The weather Gods were shining on us. In our 6 days in Scotland we saw rain one day, for about an hour. Give me a bagpipe and call me a Highland Coo, we had…
Stepping out of the car, the butterflies in my stomach were dancing the quickstep. Rolling and pitching, producing a feeling of half excitement, half terror. Nervous laughter went round the four of us as we looked up and saw the sign, Welcome to Ben Nevis. This was it. It was happening. We were attempting to hike to the top of the UK’s biggest mountain,…
Its Cuppa and a chat time people, and this one is a little personal for me. I hope thats ok! Have you ever seen Wonder Woman and me in the same room? No? Well there is a reason for this…….Well, actually, thats a lie, despite what our very similar looks and figures may say (ahem) Im not her. But I do occasionally, apparently become a…
We have just returned from 12 days on the Cape verde island of Boa Vista. If you don’t know where Cape verde is, its a collection of 10 islands, around a 6 hour flight from London, just off the coast of Africa. An increasingly popular holiday destination now, but the islands have a rather dark past as in the 1400’s, they were used to trade…
A little different tale from me today, but one that I hope gives you a little insight into my mind, and why I have such a drive to travel and experience life. I also have the chance for you to win the most beautiful sterling silver bangle, so read on. The World is Your Oyster has become a kind of mantra for me, and recently,…
The people of Cape Verde, we have nothing. However, we are happy. We choose to be happy This was said to me by a most wonderful man that we met in the village of Povoacao Velha , in Boa Vista. We had arrived in the village on quads that we had hired, covered in dust from the one road that cut through the baron, luna…
“Open different doors. You may find another you there, that you never knew was yours. Anything can happen” I love this quote from the Mary Poppins film. As a little girl I think it was possibly the first time that I realised anything was possible. That we shouldn’t ever write ourselves off. I have always remembered it, and Mary Poppins was my hero for a…
Organic growth. Real following. Engaged audience. All terms banded about in the blogosphere every day. Now, this one is a post that has sat in my drafts for about 10 months. The reason being that I really, really didn’t want it to cause offence, or feel like its my strong opinion or make anyone feel a bit crappy. I have no strong opinion on it…
So, for fear of being one of those people, can I please start this with a blatant beg?? I have finally, after about eight months of trying, managed to implement a newsletter onto the blog. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me, as me and technology are not usually friends! But, I did it all by myself, and I am happy about that…
