Our first time skiing in Mayrhofen was back in December 2013 – Rob’s first skiing holiday! We loved it so much we returned for Easter 2016 with our friends Joba and Charlotte. Our journey to the mountains- making travelling cheaper! Ski trips are SO expensive in the school holidays and therefore we are always looking
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My scuba diving top tips
I love scuba diving and having dived in Turkey, Cuba, Thailand (Koh Tao) and Indonesia (the Gili islands and Komodo), clocking in around 35 dives. However, I have begun to feel the more I learn, the less I know! My parents encouraged me to start scuba diving whilst on holiday in Turkey when I was 16 and being a keen
Flying First Class to New York City!
There is no way I could normally afford a First Class ticket to New York, but after months of saving BA air miles, we finally had enough. We travelled out first class and business on the way home. Our flights set us back around 120,000 air miles on a 2-for-1 voucher and still cost £500pp
Travelling between Bali, Lombok, the Gili islands and Nusa Lembongan
Bali to the Gili islands In 2014, we chose to fly from Bali to Lombok to avoid the fast boats travelling over to the Gili islands. We hadn’t heard very good things about the fast boats and I was particularly concerned about the safety of them after hearing some horror stories! Although there was the
Exploring Gili Air
After staying 4 days on Gili Trawangan, I couldn’t wait to get over to Gili Air and do some diving. We were dropped off at the Harbour by a “private boat” that we organised whilst staying on Gili T… didn’t realise this actually meant sharing a boat with all the locals heading over to Lombok
Walking around Barcelona: La Rambla and la boqueria
We flew to Barcelona in October half term from London Stansted and spent the first day exploring part of the city by foot. Barcelona has so much to offer and we were really glad we had planned out a bit of an itinerary before we arrived as this made sure we did most of the
Arriving in Koh Samui
I was very excited for my first trip to Asia and my first holiday with Rob! Although we were originally looking to go to Bali, the prices of flights to Thailand couldn’t be beaten and the prospect of exploring Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao definitely provided a great second choice! We flew with Finnair