Travel Map


I have been lucky enough to visit some amazing places both with my family as a child and also in the past few years with friends and my husband, but I am always on the look out for the next adventure. I aim to write posts about some of these places over the next few months too.

As of July 2018

Nic has been to 62 countries

Shorty has been to 55 countries

Where we’ve been:

Europe

England

Liverpool (A day in Liverpool)
Birmingham
London (C. 1997-2000, 06, 07, 14) London on a Budget
York (1991, 2010)
Leeds
Skegness
Blackpool
Coventry
Northampton
Walsall
Stoke-On-Trent (Lived here for 3 years whilst at Uni)
Cannock
Stafford
Stratford Upon Avon
Stevenage
Dover
Cambridge
Wolverhampton
Derby
Crewe
Newquay (2010)
Nottingham
Chester (July 2014)
Lake District (2012/ 2013) Three Peaks Post
Peak District (2012/ 2013)

Wales

Ryll (Circa 1998-2000)
Prestatyn (C.1998-2000)
Llandudno (C. 2002)
Snowdonia (Sept 2013) Three Peaks Post
Llanberris (April 2014) Climbing in Wales

Scotland

Edinburgh (Sept 2011) A quick guide to Edinburgh.
Fort William/ Ben Nevis (Sept 2013) Three Peaks Post

Germany

Hamburg (July 2009 / Dec 2017)  Guide to Hamburg
Weil am Rhein (June 2015)
Berlin (Jan 2018)

Portugal

Cascais (2008)

Belgium

Snaaskerke (Feb 2009)

Cyprus

Limasol (1997)
Nicosia (1997)

Czech Republic

Prague (2008)

Italy

Lido De Jeslo (C. 1994)
Naples (2005)
Sorrento (2005)
Alta Badia (April 2016) Our first Air BnB experience
Bruneck (April 2016) Hiking in Badia 

Malta

Bugibba (2002)
Qawra (C.1995)

The Netherlands/ Holland

Amsterdam (Feb 2009) Quick guide to Amsterdam

Gibraltar

Gibraltar (2000, 2005)

France

Paris (Feb 2006)
Calais (Feb 2009)
Ville de Huningue (June 2015)

Spain

Barcelona (1989)
Malaga (1999, 2005)
Majorca (C.1992)
Ibiza (1990)
Alicante (2002)
Fuengirola (2000)
Minorca (1993)
Benidorm (2003)
The Canary Islands
Gran Canaria (1991)
Lanzarote (1989 – First trip abroad!)

Greece

Zia (June 2012)
Antimachia (June 2012)
Kardamena (June 2012)
Lambi (June 2012)
Pyli (June 2012)
Tingaki (June 2012)

Russian Federation

Hungary

Republic Of Ireland

Dublin (May 2014,  March 2015) Dublin Guide and Report / Dublin on St Patrick’s day!
Wicklow Mountains (March 2015) Breathtaking Wicklow mountains

Northern Ireland

Poland

Warsaw (July 2016) Warsaw in our backpacks!

Ukraine

Lviv (Nov 2014) A Day In Lviv / Crossing the Ukrainian border
Kiev (July 2016) A guide to Kiev
Chernobyl (May 2016) Delving into the post apocalyptic world of abandoned soviet Chernobyl
Pripyat (May 2016)

Slovakia

Bratislava (March 2015) Charming and Contrasting Bratislava
Devin (March 2015) The ruins of Devin castle

Austria

Vienna (March 2015) Guide to a day in Vienna

Switzerland

Basel (June 2015) Guide to Basel (Switzerland on a budget)
Lucerne (June, Aug 2015) Basel to Lucerne for half price! / Guide to Lucerne! / Golden Round Trip, Mt. Pilatus.
Interlaken (August 2015) Paragliding over Interlaken/ White Water Rafting, Swiss Alps /
Canyoning Chli Schliere / Via Ferrata Swiss Alps/ Interlaken

Liechtenstein

Vaduz (August 2015) The tiny country of Liechtenstein!

Slovenia 

Bosnia Herzegovina

Serbia

Belgrade (May 2016) A guide to Belgrade: The white city of Serbia / Reflections on visiting Serbia / The remnants of Yugoslavia in Belgrade.

Montenegro

Kotor (May 2016)  A guide to Kotor / Walking the ancient city walls of Kotor
Tara National Park (May 2016) Our wild white water rafting adventure through the Tara Gorge
Perast (May 2016) The beautiful village and its floating churches set in the fjord of the kotor bay

Albania

Tirana (May 2016) Trip ‘n’ Hostel Albania / Guide to Tirana / A love affair with Albania
Berat (May 2016) Berat: The charming UNESCO Ottoman town
Polican (May 2016) 
Shkoder (May 2016) Shkoder Castle
Bogove (May 2016) Hitchhiking to Tropical Bogove Waterfall
Koman (May 2016)  3 hours Komani ferry
Fierze (May 2016) 

Macedonia

Kosovo

Pristina (June 2016) The newborn capital of Pristina / Reflecting on Kosovo
Prizren (June 2016) The Ottoman city of prizren

Bulgaria

Sofia (June 2016) Hostel Review: Moreto & Caffeto / A guide to Sofia
Plovdiv (June 2016) Exploring ancient Plovdiv
Rila (June 2016) An amazing day at Rila Monastery
Shipka (June 2016) Buzludzha and Shipka

Romania

Bucharest (July 2016) Guide to Bucharest
Brasov (July 2016) Guide to Brasov
Bran (July 2016)
Busteni (July 2016) Hiking in the Carpathian Mountains
Transfagarasan (July 2016) The Transfagarasan highway

Moldova

Chisinau (July 2016) A guide to Chisinau
Trebujeni (July 2016)  Being a tourist in Moldova

Tiraspol (July 2016) (Part of the self declared Communist republic of Transnistria) Entering the mysterious world of Transnistria: The time warp self declared Communist Republic

Lithuania

Vilnius (July 2016) A guide to Vilnius
Siauliai (July 2016)  The awe inspiring and eerie Hill of Crosses

Latvia

Riga (July 2016) Guide to Riga

Estonia

Tallinn (July 2016) A guide to fairytale Tallinn

Finland

Helsinki (July 2016) Helsinki in a day from Tallinn

Norway

Oslo (Dec 2017)

Sweden

Gothenburg (Dec 2017)

Denmark

Copenhagen (Dec 2017)

Africa

Egypt

Luxor (June 2010)
Edfu (June 2010)
Aswan (June 2010)
Esna (June 2010)
Qena (June 2010)

North America

USA

New York –

10 Free Thing To Do in NYC / We Got Married in NYC! / Baseball! / Off the beaten track NYC

Brooklyn (Dec 2008, Feb 2011, June 2013)
The Bronx (Dec 2008, Feb 2011)
Queens (Dec 2008, Feb 2011,June 2013)
Manhattan (Dec 2008, Feb 2011, June 2013)
Staten Island (Dec 2008, Feb 2011,June 2013)
Beacon (Feb 2011)

Florida –
Orlando (Aug 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004)
Tampa (Aug 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004)
Clearwater (Aug 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004)
Connecticut –
Bridgeport (Feb 2011)
Massachusetts –
New Jersey –
Newark (Feb 2011)
District of Columbia –
Washington (June 2013) A Day in Washington DC!
Virginia –
Arlington (June 2013)

Canada

Newfoundland –
Gander (Aug 1996, 1998)

Asia

Turkey

Fethiye (2006, 2009, 2016, 2018) Guide to Fethiye
Hisaronu (2006, 2009, 2016, 2018) Paragliding off the Babadag
Oludeniz (2006, 2009, 2016, 2018) Snorkling with turtles in the med!

Japan

Tokyo (Oct 2013) Must do Tokyo

Thailand

Ayutthaya (March 2017) The lost world of ancient Thailand
Kanchanaburi (March 2017) An emotional visit to Kanchanaburi
Erawan (March 2017) 
Phuket (Nov 2017)

Cambodia

Kompong Khleang (Dec 2016) The floating villages of Cambodia
Phnom Penh (Dec 2016) Phnom Penh
Oudong  (Dec 2016)
Kep  (Dec 2016)
Rabbit Island  (Dec 2016) Christmas on Rabbit Island

Vietnam 

Ho Chi Minh City/ Sai Gon (Dec 2016) Guide to crazy Saigon
Vung Tau (Dec 2016/ Jan 2017)
Mui Ne (Jan 2017) Avoid the police in Mui Ne
Nha Trang (Jan 2017)
Khe San (Jan 2017)
Dong Hoi (Jan 2017)
Ninh Binh (Jan 2017) Karst landscape of Ninh Binh
Hanoi (Jan 2017/ Feb 2017) Hanoi: Not love at first sight

Laos 

Vientiane (Feb 2017)
Vang Vieng (Feb 2017) Guide to Vang Vieng / Tubing in VV
Luang Prabang (Feb/ March 2017) Guide to Luang Prabang / Kuang Si waterfall
Pak Beng (March 2017) Slow boat down the Mekong

Myanmar (50th country!)

Mandalay (March 2017)
Bagan (March 2017) The ancient temples of Bagan
Mt. Popa (April 2017) The amazing Mt. Popa
Nyaungshwe  (April 2017) 
Kinpun  (April 2017)

Singapore

Singapore  (April 2017) Singapore on a budget: / Gardens by the Bay

Malaysia 

Kuala Lumpur  (April & May 2017) Malaysian capital: Kuala Lumpur
Cameron Highlands (April 2017) Tea plantations of the Cameron Highlands
Kuching (May 2017) Seeing Orangutans in Borneo
Bako National Park (May 2017) Stepping into the real Jurassic Park
Kota Kinabalu (May 2017) Mari Mari village KK

Brunei 

Bandar Seri Begawan  (May 2017) A day in Bandar Seri Begawan / Brunei from Kota Kinabalu:

Philippines

Manila (May 2017 / June 2017) Surviving Manila
Makati (May 2017)
Puerto Princesa (May / June 2017)
El Nido (June 2017) El Nido island hopping

Indonesia 

Jakarta (June 2017) A guide to Jakarta
Yogyajarta (July 2017) Falling in love with Jojga
Probolingo (July 2017) Trekking Mt Bromo
Banyuwangi (July 2017) Climbing the live volcano, Mt Ijen
Ubud (July 2017) Don’t judge Bali!
Munduk (July 2017)
Mataram (July 2017)
Lombok Kuta (July 2017)
Senggigi (July 2017)
Gili Air (July 2017) The amazing Gili Islands
Gili Meno (July 2017)
Gili Trawangan (July 2017)

United Arab Emirates

Dubai (Feb 2018)
Sharjah (Feb 2018)

Sri Lanka

Colombo (Feb 2018)
Mount Lavinia (Feb 2018)
Galle (Feb 2018)
Koggala (Feb 2018)
Ella (Feb 2018)
Kandy (Feb 2018)
Dambula (Feb 2018)
Sigiriya (Feb 2018)

Oceania

Australia

WA:
Fremantle (July 2017)
Scarborough (July 2017)
Mundaring Weir (July 2017)
NSW:
Sydney (July 2017/ July 2018)
Katoomba (July 2017/ July 2018)
Wentworth Falls (July 2017/ July 2018)
Blacktown (July 2017)
Byron Bay (March 2018)
VIC:
Melbourne (July 2017-July 2018 & July 2019) / Free things to do in Melbourne
Craigieburn (July 2017-July 2018)
St. Kilda (July 2017/ April 2018)
Williamstown (Aug 2017, April 2018)
Brighton (Aug 2017/ May 2018)
Kinglake (Sept 2017)
Geelong (Sept 2017/April 2018)
Bendigo (Sept 2017/April 2018)
Ferntree Gully/ Dandenong (Sept 2017)
Ballarat (Oct 2017/April 2018)
Halls Gap/ Grampians (Oct 2017/ March 2018) / The amazing Grampians
Sorrento / Mornington Peninsula (Oct 2017/April 2018) / Day trip to Mornington Peninsula
Great Ocean Road (Oct 2017/April 2018// May 2018) / 3 day Great Ocean Road
SA:
Mt Gambier (Oct 2017)
Adelaide (Nov 2017 / March 2018) Visiting wonderful Adelaide
Gawler (Nov 2017)
McLaren Vale (Nov 2017/ March 2018)
Port Elliot (Nov 2017/ March 2018)
Port Augusta (Nov 2017)
Pimba (Nov 2017)
Woolmera (Nov 2017)
Coober Pedy (Nov 2017)
NT:
Yulara (Nov 2017)
Uluru (Nov 2017)
Kings Canyon (Nov 2017)
Alice Springs (Nov 2017)
Tennant Creek (Nov 2017)
Daly Waters (Nov 2017)
Mataranka (Nov 2017)
Katherine (Nov 2017)
Edith Falls (Nov 2017)
Litchfield National Park (Nov 2017)
Kakadu National Park (Nov 2017)
Darwin (Nov 2017)
QLD:
Gold Coast (March 2018)
Brisbane (March 2018)
Noosa (March 2018)
Rainbow beach (March 2018)
Fraser Island (March 2018)
Agnes Water/ Town of 1770 (March 2018)
Mckay (March 2018)
Whitsunday Islands (March 2018)
Mission Beach (March 2018)
Cairns (March 2018)
Daintree (March 2018)

New Zealand

Christchurch (July 2018 – July 2018)
Tekapo (Feb 2019)
Mt Cook NP (May 2019)
Wanaka (Feb – March 2019)
Queenstown (Feb – March 2019)
Glenorcy (Feb – March 2019)
Te Ano (Feb – March 2019)
Milford Sound (Feb – March 2019)
Franz Josef/ Fox Glacier (Feb – March 2019)
Hokitika (Feb – March 2019)
Westport (Feb – March 2019)
Nelson (Feb – March 2019)
Abel Tasman NP/ Takaka (Feb – March 2019)
Kaikoura (Feb – March 2019)