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I’m an easy going girl who loves to find adventures around the world. I can often be found hiking or diving in destinations, or running around towns tasting local foods and beers/wines.

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AD | Did you know Sheffield is 61% green? It's amazing how within 5 minutes of paddling down the canal we were met by gorgeous greenery that made us forget we were so close to the city centre.

With @eastmidsrailway, Sheffield is only 2 hours away from London by train. Perfect for those who are looking for adventure around their 9-5 lives. And of course perfect for shift workers like me who very often don't get 2 days off in a row (like what is a weekend?) 😆 It just proves that you don't have to quit your job to experience an awesome #MicroGap experience.

Many thanks to @visitsheffield for hosting us and @dancrawfordoutdoors for so much fun on the water. I hope my fall gave you as much enjoyment 😉 and thanks to @the_dorothy_pax for the most delicious vegan lunch 🥰 and of course many thanks to @visitengland for organising this and @traverseevents for letting me be apart of it

#MyMicroGap #visitengland🇬🇧 #visitsheffield

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AD | Early this year I found out that I would be coming to Manchester for work and I decided to embrace this chance to explore the northern part of my home country.

Sadly with work being busier than I expected I haven't had a chance to do much exploring ☹️ So when @visitengland invited me on a Microgap adventure day to Sheffield I couldn't say no!

A group of us headed to Sheffield for a day of canoeing and stand up paddle boarding. 61% of Sheffield is green and a third of the city lies within the Peak District making it the perfect location for those who love nature activities.

Thanks to @eastmidsrailway Sheffield is only 2 hours away from London by train. Perfect for those who are looking for adventure around their 9-5 lives. And of course perfect for shift workers like me who very often don't get 2 days off in a row (like what is a weekend?) 😆 It just proves that you don't have to quit your job to experience an awesome #MicroGap experience.

Many thanks to @visitsheffield for hosting us and @dancrawfordoutdoors for so much fun on the water. I hope my fall gave you as much enjoyment 😉 and thanks to @the_dorothy_pax for the most delicious vegan lunch 🥰 and of course many thanks to @visitengland for organising this and @traverseevents for letting me be apart of it

Also thanks @talesofabackpacker for taking this awesome shot. You were the perfect canoe buddy!

#MyMicroGap #visitengland🇬🇧 #visitsheffield

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Can you believe it's almost been 2 months since I moved up to Manchester? Sometimes life goes by faster than we could possibly imagine.

Sometimes you need to slow down and appreciate where life has taken you. A year ago I never would have imagined I'd leave London to spend a few months in Manchester. It's funny how life turns out sometimes. While work has been harder than I anticipated I'm absolutely loving my time here exploring the city and making great new friends. Now a little part of me wants to make this my permanent home.

Has your life taken an unexpected turn recently? 📷 Manchester's Northern Quarter is definitely one of my favourite parts of the city. There's so much going on and great little gems to find such as this awesome street art.

#manchester #streetart #getcurious #nqmanchester

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Current mood: dreaming of warm sun, beautiful clear blue waters and delicious fruit cocktails

It's getting to that time of year when we get lots of rain in England. It's been over a month since I moved to Manchester and this city certainly has lots of rain!

To help visitors of London make the most out of their trip to London when the weather isn't perfect I created a guide for all the things you can do in London if you want to do some sightseeing but still avoid the rain (link in bio)

As for me, this rain has me thinking about where I want to go next year and I definitely want to head back to beautiful Bali 😍 hoping this time to be able to stay longer than 2 weeks. Have you started making travel plans for next year?

#bali #nusalembongan #cocktails🍹 #travelblogger

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Happy Afternoon Tea Week!

Have you been to any afternoon teas this week? I moved to Manchester this week so haven't been able to but last week I went to the Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea at Le Meridien Hotel in Piccadilly

I've done so many afternoon teas in London but this was definitely one of my favourites! The theme was very well done and the food tasted as amazing as it looked

Plus the Roof Terrace is so charming and just the perfect place for a Peter Rabbit themed afternoon tea

This is my favourite picture from that day. The tea definitely took me back to my childhood

#afternoonteaweek #london #PeterRabbitAtLeMeridien #lemeridienhotels

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It's a beautiful sunny day here in London and it's reminding me of being in Italy.

One of the highlights of my recent trip to Italy was visiting a family run winery in the gorgeous Valpolicella area, just outside of Verona.

What I loved about these guys is how they use traditional methods of wine making to create high quality wines.

The best part about it was getting to enjoy their delicious wines while enjoying the most stunning views. Seriously this area of Italy is gorgeous!

Want to know more? Check out my post (link in bio)

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#travel #valpolicella #italy #winetasting

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It's definitely the travel mishaps that make the best travel stories. While the mishaps and mistakes may ruin your mood at the time I'm a firm believer that laughing at the situation is the best way to get through it.

So what's happened to me? Well as you may already know I was coming to Trento in Italy for a @traverseevents conference. I love these conferences as it's a chance to learn from my peers, explore a normally new area and I get to catch up with blogger friends. But the journey here wasn't as smooth sailing as I had hoped... The day started with my flight from London to Verona being delayed. Not big deal, happens all the time! When I got to Verona airport I easily found the bus to the train station so all was going well.

But when I tried to use the ticket machine it was saying the only train to Trento wasn't until 7:30pm and I needed to be in Trento for 5pm for drinks organised with the tourism board.

I checked Google for any bus routes and saw I could get the EC to Trento. I went running around the bus station trying to find this bus. Then I looked down at my phone & saw the symbol was for a train not a bus. Doh!

So I went back inside to talk to a real person and she confirmed that the machine was lying to me and there was an earlier train I could take. Happy I paid for my ticket and went to the platform.

At the time my train was due a train arrived so I got in thinking nothing of it and sat back enjoying my book for the hour journey. When we arrived I was horrified to see I was in Bologna (the complete opposite direction!) I have no idea how it happened but I explained my situation but unfortunately I was now not able to arrive in Trento until 7pm. Which unfortunately meant I missed the wine of a view event I had signed up for.

I have an hour's wait for my train so I decided to get a Peroni with a view of Bologna train station. Close enough right? 😂 Thankfully I did finally make it to Trento.

Obviously at the time it sucked but now I'm just laughing about how bad my day was. I believe travel mishaps are just apart of life and you should just embrace them and make the best out of the situation.

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It's weird to think just a few years ago I was a terribly fussy eater (I mean really bad!) And now food is one of the main reasons I travel

I love exploring a new culture by exploring it's food scene. Some places I go to specifically for the food but other times it's a happy surprise

I recently went to Bali to visit the amazing @janetnewenham and @taylorstracks and was blown away by how awesome the food scene is there!

If you love food you'll want to visit Canggu in Bali. The food here is amazing! I enjoyed exploring the local cafes and restaurants in the area.

One of my favourites had to be Funky Pancakes. I'm not going to lie, we came here because we had seen pictures of incredible looking pancakes and wanted to try them and also get some cool food pictures. That's what happens when you're a travel blogger. You're constantly looking for photo opportunities.

I couldn't resist getting the 'instagrammable' signature pancakes. A decision that made the rest of the group happy as it means they could also get pictures of it. Blogger life 😅 but I was happy that these pancakes tasted just as amazing as they looked! If I was a local I'd be eating there at least once a week!

You're spoilt for choice when visiting Canggu so to help I created a guide to some of the best cafes and restaurants in Canggu (link in bio)

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#travel #canggubali #bali

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"When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbzs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?" - Ralph Marston
One thing I've promised to do in 2019 is take more time for me. When you're working towards something it can feel impossible to take time away from it but your health is the most important thing.

In March I took some time off from being a blogger and just enjoyed being a lazy holidayer. There was no better place to do this than at @aliseapoolvillas

I had a gorgeous 2 bedroom villa to myself. The best part? I also had my own private pool! It was paradise.

I stayed there for 3 nights and during that time I didn't stress myself out about work or deadlines. I just took some time to relax and recharge.

When was the last time you gave yourself time to relax? (Want to know more about Alisea Pool Villas? Check out my review - link in bio)
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#gifted #travel #thailand #aliseapoolvillas #travelblogger

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