Like many of us, a lot of my travel plans for this year were cancelled due to the pandemic. This has been the longest time period for me without any trips so I was itching to get back out there and a staycation was just what I needed… Although we are allowed to travel to…
Why Krakow should be your next foodie adventure
If you think about Polish cuisine, you’ll usually conjure up images of heavy stew, potatoes and cabbage. Not especially appetising. But after visiting Krakow at the end of January, I was blown away by the food scene there and I was amazed by the local delicacies and international cuisine that the city has to offer….
How to Make a Travel Scrapbook
If you’re bored in lockdown, why not start putting together a scrapbook of your favourite travel memories? I started scrapbooking when I finished my year abroad and now I have scrapbooks from the times I spent living abroad in Portugal, Spain and Italy. I love looking back at them because it helps keep those memories…
Top Travel TV Series to Watch In Lockdown
As we’re unable to indulge in travel at the moment and find ourselves spending the majority of our time indoors, I thought I’d put together a list of my favourite series to ignite your wanderlust. I don’t think I’ve ever watched as much Netflix in my life, and as we can’t travel for the foreseeable…
Ten Ways to Stay Sane in Lockdown
What a weird time we are living. Coronavirus has put the world on pause and many of us are living under lockdown. There are days where this still feels so surreal, like we are living through a disaster movie or a GCSE history question! Normally I have quite a busy routine: commuting to work, going…
Bucket List Adventures I’m Dreaming of When Coronavirus is Over
Many of us are facing cancelled travel plans this year because of the Covid-19 global outbreak. While travel is the least of our worries during this scary time, this whole situation has reminded me how short life is. I have so many travel dreams that I often keep putting off because of lack of time,…
Top Travel Vloggers to Watch For A Virtual Vacation
I regularly read travel blogs and scroll through Instagram for travel photography inspiration. But I love watching travel vlogs. They’re a way to immerse myself in a new culture through the eyes of a vlogger and unearth exciting destinations that I hadn’t even considered. I’ve even used travel vlogs to plan my itinerary in different…
Visiting Auschwitz 75 years on
At the end of January, I visited Krakow in Poland for the first time. One of the main things on my itinerary, besides sampling Polish cuisine and walking around the city’s beautiful old town, was to visit Auschwitz, the largest of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camps. Learning about the camp in history lessons…
An A-Z Love Letter to Italy
Wow, things have changed since my last post. I had written and scheduled some blog posts about my recent trip to Poland, but given the current situation going on in the world right now, I didn’t think it would be quite right. Just a few weeks ago, I was looking forward to future travels and…
Five Things to Eat in Genoa, Italy
Let’s face it. You can go anywhere in Italy and be guaranteed delicious food. Genoa is no exception. With the best pesto in the world, the fluffiest focaccia and fresh seafood on offer from the Ligurian coast, Genoa is a foodie’s paradise. Once an old fishing town, the city prides itself on its produce and…
A Solo Traveller’s Guide to Genoa
Have you ever heard of Genova? Genova – or Genoa as it’s known in English – is the capital city of the region of Liguria, in northwest Italy. If you’re visiting Italy, Genova probably isn’t high on your list of destinations to visit. In fact, I hadn’t even heard of the city until a year…
Why Trento should be your next Italian City Break
A part of Italy you might not even have heard of, Trento is the perfect place for an alpine adventure. Complete with a backdrop of the snow-capped mountains of the Dolomites, Trento is a lively town situated in the Trentino–Alto Adige region of northern Italy. Before leaving Italy, I went on a solo trip around…
Sashay with Sasha 