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Eating in London: Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea

I think I should start with a confession, I am absolutely obsessed with Alice in Wonderland and have been for years. I did a photography and textile project based around her for my A-Level work and for...

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Presenting the ClinkNOORD Hostel Amsterdam

We entered the hostel via a freshly laid red carpet, after collecting our name stickers, we were presented with a bag of drink. Yes, you read that right a bag, this wasn’t any old drink either, this...

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Experiencing Amsterdam Noord with Clink

When you think of Amsterdam, I’m sure, like me, you think of tall town houses, canals, the red light district, bikes and coffeeshops. But when someone says Amsterdam NOORD, what do you think of?...

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29 Ways to Save Money Travelling

Money is the one of the biggest reasons people don’t go travelling. People will often ask me how I afford to go on holiday so much when I’m a student. I on the other hand wonder why I haven’t bought...

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Reasons I’m Training to be a Teacher

Last month I did an interview for Taylor Hearts Travel all about blogging while having a full time job (aka being a full time student and working part time). One of the questions Char asked me was if...

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20 Trips To Take In Your 20s

While you are in your 20s there are so many opportunities to travel: before university, after university, around your job, during a sabbatical etc. During this time you have little responsibility and...

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Review: Grange Tower Bridge Hotel

Finding affordable luxury in London can be hard because you are paying for the location as much the facilities. Most well known hotels cost between £350-500 on a weekend night with breakfast included....

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Five Must Dos In London Christmas 2015

Christmas is certainly coming in London, this past weekend while wandering around central London I saw many streets decorated for the season, plenty of shops with their Christmas displays up and many...

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Eating in London: Four Corners Cafe

Just outside of Waterloo Station in London is a gorgeous travel themed cafe. It sits on Lower Marsh street to be precise and is called the Four Corners Cafe. I saw a picture of it in Instagram a few...

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10 Tips For Working As An Au Pair Abroad

Working as an au pair is a great job for allowing you to work abroad. Countries such as Australia and America have programs where you can sign up for a job before you fly but throughout Europe and even...

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Photo Editing Apps I Use For Instagram

There are so many photo editing apps on the market these days it is hard to decide what to use when editing your photos for Instagram. Some people will opt just to use the Instagram app, others might...

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2016 Travel Wish List: 10 Cities to Visit in Europe

When I first arrived back home after my gap year I made a list of the countries I wanted to explore more in Europe. Now two and a bit years later I have ticked off many of those countries and decided...

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Review: Yotel Gatwick Airport

When I booked my flights to Rio I did the traveller thing (as my Dad called it) and booked the cheapest set of flights going without really taking too much notice of the dates and times. It was a...

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Things I Learnt From Doing a TEFL Course

Back in June last year I decided to sign up for a TEFL course to do over the summer, it was something I had wanted to do for years. I wasn’t working full time and suddenly found myself with plenty of...

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Everything I Did in Rio This Time Around

As I’ve mentioned already in this post, I will be visiting Rio de Janeiro again at Easter and then for three months during the (northern hemisphere) summer. Due to this my visits to Rio are a little...

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How to Spend 24 Hours in Santiago

Our time in Santiago flew by in a flash and despite having three whole days in the city we managed to fill all of that time. Admittedly some of it was spend sitting in cute cafes reading but this was...

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Winery, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar with Turistik

Our trip to Santiago was relatively short with only three full days in the city/country. We were keen to have a ‘holiday’ but also eager to explore this area of Chile as much as possible. I’ve already...

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Weekend Budget for Disneyland Paris

At the end of January my best friend and I took off to France for a cheeky weekend in Disneyland Paris. You know, to beat the January blues… Who am I kidding, we didn’t need an excuse to go. This was...

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10 things to do in London this March

It’s March and spring is on its way. This means it is time to stop hibernating from winter and start exploring this wonderful city we call London. There is always so much to see and do in London, but...

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Tips for Visiting Disneyland Paris

At the beginning of this year I took my first ever trip to Disneyland Paris with my best friend. In true Jodie style before we booked our trip to Disneyland Paris I did weeks of research to make sure...

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