I can’t quite believe it, last week marked 1 month since I landed in Auckland and began my new life in New Zealand. It’s been a bit of a blur if I’m honest, and I’m still settling in and finding my feet. I’ve moved to Wellington, in the South of the North Island, In my…
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New Chapter in New Zealand
Read moreApologies for the long overdue update. I’ve recently safely arrived in New Zealand. I’m currently spending a couple of days exploring Auckland until I head to Wellington which I hope will become my home for most of my time in this beautiful country. I realise I’ve been absent for most of my travels. That wasn’t…
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Flight Skincare Essentials
Read moreDisclaimer: this post contains affiliate links which are marked with * I’m writing this blog sat in Kota Kinabalu airport, in Malaysian Borneo, about to take my ninth flight of this trip. All those hours of recycled air can play havoc with your skin so here are my favourite products to combat dryness and fatigue.…
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First time solo female travel fears (and how to overcome them)
Read moreWhen I told people that I was planning on travelling solo, let alone moving to a whole new continent solo, people had a lot of questions. ‘Aren’t you scared?’ was probably the biggest one. The answer, of course I was. Anyone would be, it’s a scary thing. To be honest my strategy was to put…
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Healing the mind, body & soul at Fivelements Bali
Read moreDisclaimer: I was kindly very gifted these treatments in return for this blog post, however, all words and opinions are my own. One of the reasons I chose to begin my South East Asia trip in Bali is because I wanted to focus on healing. I know this all sounds very Eat Pray Love but…
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A new chapter
Read moreI can’t quite believe it but the time has actually come. I’ve talked about my travel plans briefly on here before and it’s this week that I actually leave the country, for who knows how long. The current plan is 3 months travelling through Bali, Borneo, The Philippines and Malaysia before moving to New Zealand…
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Reflecting on 2018
Read moreI hope you’ve all had lovely Christmas’ and a well-earned break. In this strange limbo between Christmas and new year I like to look back on the year just passed as well as make plans and set goals for the coming one. It’s always a great time to scroll through my camera roll and social…
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Travel Tuesday: Charlton House Hotel & Spa with Red Letter Days
Read moreThis post contains affiliate links (noted with an asterisk) I was gifted this experience in return for a review. When it comes to presents, I love gifting and being gifted experiences over things. I really value making memories and sharing experiences with the people I love and think it’s a great gift idea. So when…
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Travel Tuesday: Visiting the Taj Mahal
Read moreNow that I’ve revealed my upcoming travel plans I’ve been getting a little nostalgic about the places I’ve already seen, as well as getting excited about the places I’m yet to visit. In 2015 I took a three month sabbatical and one of the places I travelled was India. India has always been top of…
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Travel Tuesday: Bullet Journal travel planning spreads
Read moreI’ve teased that I have a big trip coming up in 2019 so I thought I’d share a little more about my travel plans, and how I’m using my bullet journal to keep track of important details. If you’re a bullet journal fan and looking for fun spreads for travel planning then maybe this will…
