Monday, 28 December 2020
València | Spain
Saturday, 14 November 2020
Gran Canaria | Spain
First things first, if you haven't seen the first part of my time in Gran Canaria, specifically a couple of days spent in Las Palmas, and the explanation behind my trip, then you can check it out here. I was on the island for five days, so the last three were spent exploring the island beyond Las Palmas, by renting a car for the weekend, which was surprisingly cheap! So on the morning of my third day, I took it easy while my friend was at work, then we caught a bus to the airport as soon as she was done, to pick up the car from there.
Sunday, 8 November 2020
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria | Spain
Ok, yes, I know it's been a month since my last post, that return to blogging I talked about in August didn't exactly go to plan. But I'm trying to not be so hard on myself for not being productive, when it's been such a weird year. Anyways, I actually have some decent content that I'm feeling inspired to write about again, because I TRAVELLED!
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Musings on Autumn
The nights creep in a little faster,
the wind is blowing a little harder,
and a chill starts to sweep through the air.
The leaves are donning their finest colours,
splashes of amber and crimson dancing overhead,
their final hurrah before their end comes.
Friday, 18 September 2020
Ben A'an & Loch Katrine | Hiking Scotland
A few weeks ago, my best friend woke me up at 7am on the dot, with a very loud, bright "Guten Morgen" (she's not German, I don't know why she was speaking it). If anyone else did this to me, they'd get a slap round the face. Fortunately, she escaped unharmed, as she came offering coffee to me and proceeded to talk in a variety of accents so I couldn't stop laughing. And of course, we had agreed to get up early for our plans for the day.
What we hadn't previously agreed, was to stay up drinking whisky with my flatmates until 3am, so I was highly sleep-deprived and somewhat hungover. But, we soldiered on. I filled myself up with more coffee, she made the sandwiches, and we tumbled into the car to get out of Edinburgh for the day. Our destination; Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.
Thursday, 20 August 2020
Exploring the Scottish Borders | Hiking Scotland
If you follow me over on Instagram, you might have noticed that last month all of my photos came from outside Edinburgh, as I was visiting my parents in the Scottish Borders for a few weeks. While staying there, I got to visit a lot of places in the area that I had never been to before, despite having grown up there. My parents moved last year, and we're a bit more central in the Borders now, which means we're closer to more places. There was a lot of walking and hiking, as well as some more relaxed outings, with some combination of family members each time, depending on who was free and keen. I wasn't blogging at the time, so there isn't going to be one post for each place, but rather this is my summary of them all, for anyone looking for things to do in the Scottish Borders (plus one bonus location in the north of England)!
Thursday, 13 August 2020
What I've Read During Lockdown
What haven't I read really? Ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but with all this free time stuck at home, I've read far more this year than I have for a long time. I used to read non-stop as a child, but while studying for English Lit degree, I stopped reading for pleasure because I had to do so much of it for my coursework, and I've never quite picked the habit back up int he same way again, what with adult life getting in the way a lot. But I've been off work for five months now, and even though lockdown has eased considerably, I've still got way more free time than usual, so I've made decent headway with my reading list!
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Quarantine Diaries | Part 2 | Feeling Drained
Friday, 29 May 2020
Musings after Lockdown
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Saturday, 23 May 2020
Braid Burn | Morningside to Holyrood | Hiking Edinburgh
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
How I Cope with Stress
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Quarantine Diaries
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Havana, Part 2 | Cuba
Friday, 24 April 2020
Havana, Part 1 | Cuba
Sunday, 19 April 2020
Trinidad | Cuba
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
Chichen Itza & Playa del Carmen | Mexico
Thursday, 9 April 2020
Merida | Mexico
Sunday, 5 April 2020
Palenque | Mexico
Thursday, 2 April 2020
San Cristobal de las Casas | Mexico
Monday, 30 March 2020
Oaxaca | Mexico
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Puebla | Mexico
Sunday, 22 March 2020
Mexico City | Mexico
But, the whole reason I'm writing all this now is to preface the fact that I have a ton of extra free time now and therefore not excuse to write up all the blog posts about my trip, which involved 2 weeks in Mexico, followed by a week in Cuba. So, let's stop talking about the virus and instead let me imagine I'm back on holiday right now - starting with Mexico City! I was travelling with a good friend (Cintia, her name will keep coming up in these posts no doubt), and we were doing an Intrepid tour in Mexico, then Cuba by ourselves. It took us an entire day to get there, on an 11 hour flight from London. We actually flew on the 14th of February, so with the timezone change, we had the longest Valentine's Day ever, much to our disgust! We arrived late at night, so it was straight to bed once we got to the hotel.
Thursday, 13 February 2020
Jonas Brothers | Happiness Begins Tour
Monday, 3 February 2020
Twin Atlantic | POWER Album Release Show
Monday, 27 January 2020
Catching Up | 2019 Review | 2020 Look Forward
Monday, 13 January 2020
Rome City Break | Part 2
