Getting to Krakow city centre from the airport was very easy. Just follow the signs to the train and purchase a ticket at the kiosk while you wait for it to arrive. It drops you off at Kraków Główny (the main train station). Once there you get to walk through a mall which is kind... Continue Reading →
Krakow
I don't know how I ended up wanting to go to Krakow but I got it in my head I needed to go and let me tell you - I was not disappointed. Quite the opposite- It's one of my favourite places. I did a bit of research before I went but to be honest,... Continue Reading →
Dorking
With the impending birth of my first niece I realised I had better get working on her quilt! I found a cute quilt store I wanted to check out called 'The Quilt Room' out in Dorking. It was about an hour train ride and a bit of a hike from the train station to the... Continue Reading →
St. Albans
I was looking for an easy day trip out of town and landed on St. Albans - sadly I decided this on a Sunday and I think it is actually better to go on a Saturday as it has quite a good market I'm told. From St. Pancras it's only 20 miles away via ThamesLink.... Continue Reading →
Stonehenge and Avebury
Many will tell you Stonehenge isn't worth it. I tell you it is. I really enjoyed it. My friends Peter & Liam invited me to join them on a jaunt out to see Stonehenge in their hired car for the day. It was such a nice trip! Those boys are great fun. The weather was... Continue Reading →
Ireland – Northeast to Southwest
Day 1 - Dingle Day 2 - Cliffs of Moher Day 3 & 4 - Bushmills, Giant's Causeway After we left Giant's Causeway we went to the famed Dark Hedges - a bit underwhelming but it was a literal 20 minute drive in the right direction from Giant's Causeway so in that sense it was... Continue Reading →
Ireland & No. Ireland – Giant’s Causeway
Day 1 - Dingle Day 2 - Cliffs of Moher Day three led us to Northern Ireland. We took a drive through Donegal, Sligo and into Derry / Londonderry into Northern Ireland. We pulled off in random spots and were rewarded with some amazing views. We came across an Kylemore Abbey which is gorgeous -... Continue Reading →
Ireland – Cliffs of Moher, Clifden
The next 2 days we spent wandering our way up the West Coast of Ireland hopping on and off the Wild Atlantic Way We made our way from Kilcooly up thrugh the Cliffs of Moher and ending the day in an even more remote Bed and Breakfast in Clifden, Co. Galway. We took a ferry, ate... Continue Reading →
Ireland – Dingle
My mom had never been to Ireland, but wanted to go since I always seemed to sing it's praises. We decided when she was here to go for a week. We flew into Kerry and drove pretty much around the entire island (excluding the south) and flew back out of Kerry. I think she really... Continue Reading →
Wales
Last weekend was a bank holiday (hooray!) which meant I had an extra weekend day to do something fun! My lovely friends Carla and Prak invited me to spend the night at theirs in Bristol. I had been to Bristol before so I was fine with just hanging out and getting out of ye olde... Continue Reading →