Throughout our travels in Santorini, members of our travel group would ask one another what our favourite moments so far were. Now that the trip is over, I can safely say that there is no one moment that is superlative to the rest, although a few (that you’ll be reading more about) were exceptional. For …
We woke up early to take the ferry from Athens to Santorini. Originally, A. told me that it would take about 8 hours, but his mother was a legend and bought us tickets for the speedier ferry, which took about five hours from Athens. I was lucky enough to be assigned a window seat, so …
I’ve had a burning desire to go to Greece for some time now. The opportunity to go to Athens arose through work. Then, my friend A. from grad school invited me to his family’s villa in Santorini. When you get those kind of offers, you work hard to weave them together, but above all else, you …
I’ve been wanting to go to the American Museum in Bath for ages. It’s the only American museum located outside of the United States, and as an American living in the UK, I feel it my duty to patronise it! I finally got around to going one sunny summer Sunday afternoon. The museum is located …
On my recent trip to Athens, I was lucky enough to get to stay at Fresh Hotel. Located right in central Athens, it was within a quick walking distance of everywhere the tourist in me wanted to go. Which, since I only had 48 hours in the city, was a good thing! The hotel itself …
This year I’ve been doing a fair share of traveling, mostly for work, inside the UK. But I have been absolutely rubbish about writing about it, haven’t I!? Whereas my international destinations are exotic, I look at my domestic work travel as rather “blah”, forgetting that the places I am going often tend to have …
People always tell me they wish they could do what I do, i.e., travel often and well. But the thing is, anyone can do it if they prioritize it above other things, and sacrifice a little bit. When I first graduated from uni, I had grand dreams of traveling around the world throughout my 20s, …
This morning, I had to wake up at 4am to go up to a conference in Telford. Not only was it miserably early, it was cold and rainy. In late June. Ouch. I’d thought ahead and booked a first class ticket to make my morning somewhat easier. I’d never been first class on Virgin Trains, …
This past weekend I went to Copenhagen for a wedding. It being my third time there (see my adventures around the city in the winter and later in the summer), so I didn’t really want to do any of the usual touristy stuff. (Besides shopping. Did some major damage at & Other Stories and Birkenstock.) In addition, …
When traveling, my strong preference has typically skewed toward Airbnbs, or boutique hotels. I’m also not a big resort person. While the idea of laying around a pool being served cocktails all day probably sounds appealing to anyone, me included, when I travel, I really like to experience the culture of where I am. Often, …